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Noun
The vehicle caught on fire after leaving the road and medics were not able to rescue the driver, who died at the scene.—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 16 July 2025 He was arrested around 2:15 a.m. Friday, examined by medics as a precaution and taken to the Grapevine Detention Center.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025 For a decade, the city has partnered with Integral Care, a nonprofit mental health provider, to manage teams of crisis counselors, medics and officers to respond to people who need mental health services.—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Paris Saint-Germain defender Willian Pacho knew immediately, holding his head and signalling to the medics on the touchline.—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 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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