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Noun
Elway subsequently called 911 and remained with Sperbeck until medics arrived.—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 But Hennadiy, a Ukrainian medic serving with the First Separate Medical Battalion, said these best practices are being brutally rewritten in Ukraine.—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025 An officer put the girl on a bed and performed CPR until medics arrived, police said.—Laura Fay, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 An off-duty officer from another agency and off-duty medical personnel helped the victim until Fort Worth Fire Department medics arrived to take him to a hospital, police said.—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Dec. 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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