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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary med·ic
ETYMOLOGY Middle English medike, from Latin medica, from Greek mēdikē, from feminine of mēdikos of Media, from MēdiaMedia DATE 15th century : any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (as alfalfa)
noun ETYMOLOGY Latin medicus DATE 1625 : one engaged in medical work or study; especially : corpsman English Etymology medic 1659, "physician, medical student," from L. medicus "physician" (see medical); modern sense of "serviceman in a military medical corps" first recorded 1925. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 medic medic / 5medik / noun1. (informal, especially BrE) a medical student or doctor 医科学生；医生；大夫 2. (NAmE) a person who is trained to give medical treatment, especially sb in the armed forces (尤指军队中的)救护人员,护理人员 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: spotted medic , or black medic , or tree medic , or burr medic , or hedgehog medic , or hop medic med·ic I. noun or med·ick \ˈmedik\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English medike, from Latin medica, from Greek mēdikē, from feminine of mēdikos Median, from Mēdia Media + -ikos -ic : a plant of the genus Medicago II. \ˈmedik, -dēk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin medicus physician, surgeon — more at medical : one (as a physician, a medical student, or a military corpsman) engaged in medical work III. adjective Etymology: Latin medicus, from med- (stem of medērī to heal) + -icus -ic — more at medical archaic : medical |
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