Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medic

/ˈmɛdɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
medic
IPA
/ˈmɛdɪk/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

noun

A physician.

noun

A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.

noun

A medical student.

noun

Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Uncountable

name

The Median language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

medics (plural)

Derived Forms

premedic

Frequently Paired Words

medical medicament medicate medication medicinal medicine premedication

Synonyms

medical officer medick trefoil

Homonyms

medick

Rhymes With

paramedic reddick redick redic edick

Questions

How do you pronounce medic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛdɪk/.
What does medic mean?
Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
Where does medic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce medic

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