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Dictionary: med·ic1 or med·ick (mĕd'ĭk) pronunciation
n.
Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago in the pea family, having clusters of small, usually yellow flowers and compound leaves with three leaflets. Several species are important for fodder and green manure.

[Middle English medike, from Latin Mēdica, from Greek Mēdikē, from feminine of Mēdikos, of Media, from Mēdos, a Mede. See Mede.]


med·ic2 (mĕd'ĭk) pronunciation
n.
  1. A member of a military medical corps.
  2. A physician or surgeon.
  3. A medical student or intern.

[Latin medicus, physician. See medical.]


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Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine, especially emergency or first-response medicine, such as an emergency medical technician, paramedic, or a military member trained in battlefield medicine. Also the term is used toward a Nurse in pre-hospital care and/or emergency departments. It may also refer to a medical student or, in limited settings, a physician.


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Translations: Medic
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - forkort. medicinstuderende (medic student), forkort. praktiserende læge (medical practitioner)

2.
n. - [bot.] sneglebælg, lucerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
dokter, hospik, alfalfa en aanverwanten (groente)

Français (French)
1.
n. - toubib, médecin, étudiant en médecine, carabin, (Méd, Mil) infirmier militaire

2.
n. - (Bot) alfa

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Doktor, Mediziner

2.
n. - Pflanze der Erbsenfamilie in Asien und Afrika

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) γιατρός ή φοιτητής της ιατρικής

Italiano (Italian)
medico, assistente sanitario

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - médico
n. - médico (m), estudante de medicina (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
медицинский, врач, студент медицинского факультета

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - médico, estudiante de medicina, sanitario

2.
n. - alfalfa, mielga

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - medical
n. - läkare, medicinare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 医学院学生, 卫生员, 军医

2. 苜蓿属植物, 医学生, 医师

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 醫學院學生, 衛生員, 軍醫

2.
n. - 苜蓿屬植物, 醫學生, 醫師

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 개자리 속의 식물

2.
n. - 위생병, 의사, 의학에 종사하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 医学生, 衛生兵, 看護兵, 医者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طبيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חובש, סטודנט לרפואה‬
n. - ‮אספסת תרבותית‬


 
 

 

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