Medic Meaning

/ˈmɛdɪk/
B1

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adjOf or pertaining to medicines; medical.

nounA physician.

I need a medic.
We need a medic.
If you don't want to become a doctor, how about a medic?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ quickly bandaged the injured soldier's wound and stopped the bleeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army ____ rushed into the line of fire to provide first aid to the wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

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”).

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ quickly bandaged the injured soldier's wound and stopped the bleeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army ____ rushed into the line of fire to provide first aid to the wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

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