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Noun
More participation means more people learning Spanish, becoming medics or paralegals and getting their notary licenses, said Beth Strano of Borderlands Resource Initiative.—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026 While medics from Jackson Community Ambulance tended to him, officials learned that two children were still inside the house.—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Vonn rolled her helmeted head back on the snow as medics made their way to attend her.—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 After getting a 911 call, medics rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 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