medic

M3E1D2I1C3
/ˈmɛdɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

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medicktrefoilmedical officer
OriginLatin medicus m →
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Meanings

medic1

adjectivemedic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to medicines; medical.
nounmedic (plural medics)

plural medics

  1. A physician.
  2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
  3. A medical student.

medic2

nounmedic (usually uncountable, plural medics)

plural medics

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Medic3

proper noun
  1. The Median language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Similar
medicktrefoil
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nouna medical practitioner in the armed forces

Similar
medical officer
Broader
medical practitioner
Also see
doctormedianmedickphysiciantrefoil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

medic · adjective, noun

  1. Latinmedicus m“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”
  2. Englishmedic

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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Medic · proper noun

From Mede + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

medickmedickmedick

Anagrams

demicdecim
Cite this entry
APA

medic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medic

MLA

“medic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medic.

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