She proved the medicos wrong by recovering quickly from her injuries.
a woman who is suspicious of all medicos, regardless of their credentials
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This was one of the scariest moments of my life, and it was made even more devastating by the specter of a medico-financial misstep.—Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 13 Dec. 2019 Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds.—Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
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Etymology
Italian medico or Spanish médico, both from Latin medicus
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