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Noun
The violence sent terrified bystanders fleeing while others rushed to help the injured alongside medics and police.—ABC News, 12 June 2026 Combat medics of the Oregon National Guard trained with drones for the first time last February to fly blood supplies into hazardous areas.—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The high temperatures in Atlanta led to a situation where multiple children had to be treated by medics at a local park on Friday afternoon, officials say.—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026 The resident was evaluated by medics at the scene.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for medic
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English medike, from Latin medica, from Greek mēdikē, from feminine of mēdikos of Media, from Mēdia Media