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Noun
Paris Saint-Germain defender Willian Pacho knew immediately, holding his head and signalling to the medics on the touchline.—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025 More than 40 people including children and medics died after an attack on a hospital in Sudan, the latest deadly episode in the country’s years-long civil war.—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 June 2025 At a walk-in clinic, medics drew a circle around the affected area to monitor the spread.—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 Police said officers began life-saving efforts until medics arrived.—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 June 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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