MEDIC
What does "MEDIC" mean?
A person trained to give medical treatment, especially in the military or in emergencies.
Meanings
- A soldier or other person trained to provide first aid and emergency care, often on a battlefield. The medic reached the wounded soldier within seconds.
- A doctor or medical student. Half her flatmates were medics pulling all-nighters. informal
Did you know?
- Under the Geneva Conventions, a battlefield medic wearing the red cross or red crescent is a legally protected person whom combatants are forbidden to deliberately target.
Word origin
From Latin 'medicus' (physician), from 'mederi' (to heal); shortened to the modern military and informal senses in the 20th century.
Remember it
MEDIC = MEDICine, just cut short - the person who carries it to you.
A little poem
He runs the wrong way, toward the noise-
his hands learning a body in the dark,
the only soldier paid to undo the war.
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What it teaches
The bravest move is often toward the danger, not away; some run in only to pull others out.
Quick facts
What does MEDIC mean?
A person trained to give medical treatment, especially in the military or in emergencies.
Is MEDIC a valid word?
Yes — MEDIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MEDIC?
MEDIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MEDIC come from?
From Latin 'medicus' (physician), from 'mederi' (to heal); shortened to the modern military and informal senses in the 20th century.
What can MEDIC teach us?
The bravest move is often toward the danger, not away; some run in only to pull others out.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.