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Noun
The Ukrainian military has been trying to use unmanned armored vehicles to extract casualties, but the medic working in Pokrovsk said that the vehicles attracted a huge amount of Russian fire – even though international law forbids attacks on unarmed and clearly marked medical transports.—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 Police who arrive at the scene call for medics.—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025 Once in the ambulance, the couple was separated as medics tended to them both.—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medic
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Noun (1)
Middle English medike, from Latin medica, from Greek mēdikē, from feminine of mēdikos of Media, from Mēdia Media
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