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medic.

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛdɪk/
  1. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).

noun/ˈmɛdɪk/
  1. A physician.

  2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.

  3. A medical student.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).

noun/ˈmɛdɪk/
  1. Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

    alt-of · alternative · uncountable · usually
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