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Noun
Appleberry allegedly resisted deputies and spit blood onto medics at the scene, the sheriff's office said.—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 June 2026 According to Rayner, medics reported that two people allegedly fled from the vehicle before police arrived.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026 Officers working at the park called for fire medics, who took the woman to Regions Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026 There was gunfire and the medics were trying to evacuate the patients and the staff, Lokudu said by phone.—Jean-Yves Kamale, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 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