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Noun
Officers sealed the wounds and performed CPR until medics arrived and transported him to Regions Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025 But delivering that blood to medics by drones?—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025 The 29-year-old fell to the floor instantly with his hands on his face, before being attended to by medics on the field.—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 Together, Roth and Clark worked the scene like an impromptu trauma team – keeping pressure, keeping Rojas talking, keeping him alive until the medics arrived.—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 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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