medic
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪk/
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sanitario
- During the training exercise, a medic quickly assessed the injuries of the soldiers.
I mean, we need an Army medic because Nunes just got severely burned.
- I mean, we need an Army medic because Nunes just got severely burned.
- And I've done that a lot with mediators and lawyers, police, medics and salespeople.
- You know, I was in the Army and we had medics in the Army.
- So you do language courses, demolition courses, medics courses, then you'd start the circuit again.
- And then one of our other guys, Maddie ran forward, grabbed our medic, started to drag him back.
- But we've had a lot of people say they have, yeah, we've got medics that work with us.
- So he would train medics and bring medics to displace people camps all over Korean state.
- Like, I literally didn't remember, don't remember finishing and I'm being brought to the medic tent and stuff like that.
- Again, before I answer to this question, I'm not a healer, I'm not a doctor, I'm not a medic.
- He got stitched up the left side, a beast, real big strong guy and still managed to drag himself and our medic back behind the tire.
- But most important thing is, is mental health, managing energy and, and being tough, as I've learned from these combat medics is not the right thing to do.
Examples
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You know, I was in the Army and we had medics in the Army.
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Narrator 2: He spots two medics helping to load wounded soldiers into the vans.
Fiction book (1998) -
Can we get a medic, please?
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Unit Two, a medic team is on the way.
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- Get a medic over here!
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You should go to the medic.
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- I'll call a medic.
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Medics came, pulled me out.
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I mean, we need an Army medic because Nunes just got severely burned.
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That's what the medic's for.
Synonyms
74
3.5
A trained person who gives medical help at accident or emergency scenes
14
7.7
A military medical assistant who gives first aid and care to people in the military
How Qualified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Medic comes from the old Latin word medicus, which means 'doctor' or 'healer', and it shares the same root as medicine, so a medic is someone who heals people, often giving quick care where it is needed most.