: 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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Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Starving to death Gaza medics say dozens have died of malnutrition in recent days as hunger sets in, after Israel cut off all supplies to the enclave for nearly three months from March-May.
—USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Some protesters were taken out by medics, the oppressive April heat beating them down.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Guided by the code of the islanders — ‘those in peril at sea must be saved’ — two young fishermen, brothers Abi (Zhu Yilong) and Adang (Wu Lei), risk everything to hide a British army medic (William Franklyn-Miller) in their village after being spotted drifting in the sea.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
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Noun
Not only are daily deaths linked to starvation continuing in Gaza, local medics and international aid groups say, but the United Nations reported that since May more than 800 people have been killed while trying to access food from distribution sites run by the GHF.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Starving to death Gaza medics say dozens have died of malnutrition in recent days as hunger sets in, after Israel cut off all supplies to the enclave for nearly three months from March-May.
—USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Some protesters were taken out by medics, the oppressive April heat beating them down.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Guided by the code of the islanders — ‘those in peril at sea must be saved’ — two young fishermen, brothers Abi (Zhu Yilong) and Adang (Wu Lei), risk everything to hide a British army medic (William Franklyn-Miller) in their village after being spotted drifting in the sea.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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