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Noun
Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025 Two passengers were checked by medics, and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital, according to WSOC.—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025 The rescue medics and firefighters stabilized the man and lowered him by rope (in a Stokes basket) to a waiting ambulance.—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 Karen — a grandmother of four, soon to be five — spent two days in the ICU, before her daughters were told that medics couldn't do anything to save her and her life support machine was switched off, per the outlet.—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 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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