as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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The man sustained major injuries, and medics treated him at the scene before rushing him to a hospital in an ambulance.
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Jose Carlos Fajardo, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
They were transported by medics to Presbyterian Hospital and listed in stable condition.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
The driver, a 20-year-old man, was tended to by medics and members of the Meriden Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
Bell became an amateur radio operator at 13, served as an Air Force medic during the Vietnam War and was a DJ for an English-language station in Okinawa.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jose Carlos Fajardo, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
They were transported by medics to Presbyterian Hospital and listed in stable condition.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
The driver, a 20-year-old man, was tended to by medics and members of the Meriden Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
Bell became an amateur radio operator at 13, served as an Air Force medic during the Vietnam War and was a DJ for an English-language station in Okinawa.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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