medic
See also: Medic and mèdic
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin medicus (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica (“feminine, a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).
Adjective
medic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
Noun
medic (plural medics)
- A doctor.
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
- A medical student.
Related terms
- medical
- medicament
- medication
- medicate
- medicinal
- medicine
- premedication
Translations
doctor — see doctor
paramedic — see paramedic
Noun
medic (usually uncountable, plural medics)
- Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”)
Further reading
- medic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- medic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- medic at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- decim, demic
Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin medicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.dik/
Adjective
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
- medical
Declension
declension of medic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | medic | medică | medici | medice | ||
| definite | medicul | medica | medicii | medicele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | medic | medice | medici | medice | ||
| definite | medicului | medicei | medicilor | medicelor | |||
Synonyms
- medical
Noun
medic m (plural medici, feminine equivalent medică)
- doctor, physician
Declension
declension of medic
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) medic | medicul | (niște) medici | medicii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) medic | medicului | (unor) medici | medicilor |
| vocative | medicule | medicilor | ||
Synonyms
- doctor
Derived terms
- protomedic
Related terms
- medica
- medicament
- medicamenta
- medicamentare
- medicină
- medico-
Etymology 2
From med (“Median”) + -ic.
Adjective
medic m or n (feminine singular medică, masculine plural medici, feminine and neuter plural medice)
- Median
Declension
declension of medic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | medic | medică | medici | medice | ||
| definite | medicul | medica | medicii | medicele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | medic | medice | medici | medice | ||
| definite | medicului | medicei | medicilor | medicelor | |||
Related terms
- med
- Media
References
- medic in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)