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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: medicus; MEDICAL

medic

 noun
     
Related topics: Occupations, Nurses, Doctors, etc, Army, College
med‧ic [countable]
1 British English informalMNBO a medical doctor
2 British English informalSECMN a medical student
3 American EnglishPMAMN someone in the army who is trained to give medical treatment [↪ paramedic]
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