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medkit

medkit

3 3.2
A small bag with first aid items for small injuries
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛdˌkɪt/
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  • I grabbed the medkit to treat the cut on my arm.
  • Get me a medkit

Examples

  • Beverly is kneeling beside him, unfolding a portable stretcher from her medkit.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "Let me get the medkit."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "She reached for the medkit on her belt.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • DJ runs up with his medkit.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She sets her medkit on a table and plops down into a chair.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • She searched through her medkit as he began moaning incoherently.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Beverly begins pulling devices out of her medkit and injects Cochrane with a hypospray.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He watched Reyes departing to find a medkit, eyes wide and moist, hand resting on his wounded face.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Beverly is checking him with her medkit, which is sitting open on a console nearby. The blast door begins closing. Geordi's hands are flipping switches, working the controls.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • During the hike, I realized I had forgotten my medkit, which I needed for any potential injuries.

Synonyms

kit
vsmedkit
302 1.6

A group of tools and items for a particular purpose

is specifically a small medical pack used for treating minor injuries
first-aid kit
vsmedkit
30 1.8

A box or bag with bandages and medicine to treat injuries

is a smaller portable pack mainly for treating minor injuries
emergency kit
vsmedkit
3 2.5

A set of basic items you keep for use in an accident or disaster

is focused on medical items for treating minor injuries in emergencies

How Equipped

first-aid kit
30 1.8
medkit
3 3.2

Surface Forms

medkit singular
medkits plural

Morphology

medkit = med + kit (transparent) = med + kit

Formed from clipped 'med' (short for medical/medicine) + 'kit'; the meaning 'medical kit' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Medkit is a simple combination of med meaning 'medical' and kit meaning 'a set of tools or supplies'. So a medkit is like a small first-aid box you carry to treat minor injuries.