medic
noun /ˈmedɪk/
/ˈmedɪk/
- (especially British English, informal) a medical student or doctor
- Somebody call a medic!
- (North American English) a person who is trained to give medical treatment, especially somebody in the armed forcesTopics Medicinec2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin medicus ‘physician’, from mederi ‘heal’.