: any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa)
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Noun (1)
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Local medics gave her pills for the pain and sent her home.
—Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
Diaz, who was just a couple of blocks from home, died after being rushed by medics to Elmhurst Hospital.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Rhett stopped his concert for several minutes as medics attended to the person in distress and carried him out of the venue.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After studying at the University of Maryland, Humble was drafted during the Vietnam War, spending more than a year overseas as a medic.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Local medics gave her pills for the pain and sent her home.
—Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
Diaz, who was just a couple of blocks from home, died after being rushed by medics to Elmhurst Hospital.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Rhett stopped his concert for several minutes as medics attended to the person in distress and carried him out of the venue.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for medic
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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