: any of a genus (Medicago) of leguminous herbs (such as alfalfa)
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Noun (1)
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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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
That same year, male doctors earned 13 percent more than female medics and a salesman earned 27 percent more than a saleswoman.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Cher Ami was treated as a hero and Army medics worked to save his life.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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
That same year, male doctors earned 13 percent more than female medics and a salesman earned 27 percent more than a saleswoman.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Cher Ami was treated as a hero and Army medics worked to save his life.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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