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Noun
Video showed medics working on at least one child on the street outside the venue as deputies cordoned off the area.—Kathleen Quinn, Sacbee.com, 1 Dec. 2025 The animal medics then realized the cat is actually male, and neutered him instead.—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 The Crowley firefighters and a Burleson medic crew deployed a secondary fire attack line, officials said.—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Nov. 2025 Officers and medics started first aid on the person who was struck, but police say the person died.—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Nov. 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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