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Noun
The duo are also seen being treated by medics at the scene and later in hospital, with Mendoza's husband having joined them.—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 He was taken to a prison medical unit where medics tried unsuccessfully to revive him, said corrections officials in a statement Thursday.—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 The second officer was able to apply a tourniquet to the male victim before medics arrived.—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025 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
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