as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Two medics were also taken to Doylestown Hospital to be treated for carbon monoxide exposure.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Israeli attacks on the hospital over the past few weeks have killed several medics and patients at Kamal Adwan, including the hospital’s ICU director, Dr. Ahmed al-Kahlout.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
The former Army medic from Portland, Oregon died three years after she was diagnosed, at 35, with biphasic mesothelioma.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
After Banks ran off, medics took the worker to Jacobi Medical Center with a minor wound.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Israeli attacks on the hospital over the past few weeks have killed several medics and patients at Kamal Adwan, including the hospital’s ICU director, Dr. Ahmed al-Kahlout.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
The former Army medic from Portland, Oregon died three years after she was diagnosed, at 35, with biphasic mesothelioma.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
After Banks ran off, medics took the worker to Jacobi Medical Center with a minor wound.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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