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Noun
Five residents were evaluated by medics, officials said in a news conference.—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 The pair were ultimately pronounced dead at the scene by medics, police said.—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 Cary Wang, a medic who is part of 50/51, a nonpartisan grassroots group, provided medical help Tuesday to several people who were affected by chemical agents deployed by immigration officers.—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Jan. 2026 He was later given Narcan before medics arrived.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 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