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To step on a bomb, have your legs blown off and survive, is lucky. Everybody has a good-luck story. Mine was the fact that the senior medic was on patrol that day. Those who don't have a good-luck story are the ones who don't make it.
Giles Duley

Meaning of "medic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEDIC

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDIC

medic  [ˈmɛdɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Medic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEDIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

medic

Medic

Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine; a physician, medical student, or military medical corpsman. In the UK, the term "medic" amongst doctors indicates that someone has followed a "medical" career path accredited by the MRCP such as cardiology or endocrinology. This is in contrast to a surgical branch of specialisation in postgraduate professional training.

Definition of medic in the English dictionary

The definition of medic in the dictionary is a doctor, medical orderly, or medical student.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEDIC


acidic
əˈsɪdɪk
Ayurvedic
ˌɑːjʊˈveɪdɪk
comedic
kəˈmiːdɪk
dick
dɪk
episodic
ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk
Greenlandic
ɡriːnˈlændɪk
Hassidic
hæˈsɪdɪk
Icelandic
aɪsˈlændɪk
medick
ˈmɛdɪk
melodic
mɪˈlɒdɪk
nomadic
nəʊˈmædɪk
nordic
ˈnɔːdɪk
orthopaedic
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪk
orthopedic
ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪk
paramedic
ˌpærəˈmedɪk
periodic
ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
scandic
ˈskændɪk
sporadic
spəˈrædɪk
triadic
traɪˈædɪk
Vedic
ˈveɪdɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDIC

medicable
medicably
Medicaid
medical
medical audit
medical board
medical care
medical certificate
Medical College Admissions Test
medical doctor
medical ethics
medical examination
medical examiner
medical history
medical insurance
medical jurisprudence
medical librarian
medical man
medical marker

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDIC

antispasmodic
aperiodic
bardic
Cycladic
cyclopaedic
cyclopedic
encyclopaedic
encyclopedic
Helladic
heraldic
Indic
logaoedic
logopaedic
logopedic
ludic
prosodic
purple medic
Samoyedic
sodic
syndic

Synonyms and antonyms of medic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEDIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «medic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of medic

Translation of «medic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDIC

Find out the translation of medic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of medic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «medic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

医生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

médico
570 millions of speakers

English

medic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डॉक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طبيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estudante de medicina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিকিত্সাবিদ্যাবিষয়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

docteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perubatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mediziner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

医者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의사 혹은 의대생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứu thương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராட்செட்டுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैद्यकीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doktor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dottore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

medyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

медик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

medic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηδική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

medic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of medic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIC»

The term «medic» is very widely used and occupies the 17.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «medic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «medic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about medic

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «MEDIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word medic.
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Giles Duley
To step on a bomb, have your legs blown off and survive, is lucky. Everybody has a good-luck story. Mine was the fact that the senior medic was on patrol that day. Those who don't have a good-luck story are the ones who don't make it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDIC»

Discover the use of medic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to medic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Combat Medic Field Reference
This is the text that truly prepares fire inspectors for the real world.
Casey Bond, 2005
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68W Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills
This is the text that truly prepares fire inspectors for the real world.
Casey Bond, Patricia R. Hastings, Andrew N. Pollak, 2009
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68W Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills
The Combat Medic of today is the most technically advanced ever produced by the United States Army.
United States Army,, 2012
4
My Journey as a Combat Medic
Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as a Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic.
Patrick Thibeault, 2012
5
Medic: Saving Lives - From Dunkirk to Afghanistan
This is the story of those brave men and, increasingly in this day and age, women who go to war armed with bandages not bombs, scalpels not swords, and put saving life above taking life.
John Nichol, Tony Rennell, 2009
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Medic!: The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War
A conscientious objector who served as a medic during the Vietnam War offers an unflinching, compelling account of his experiences on the battlefield, describing his work with the injured and dying in the heart of combat.
Ben Sherman, 2007
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Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic
From the rigors of BUD/S training to the horrors of the battlefield, Battle Ready dramatically immerses the reader in the unique life of the elite warrior-medic who advances into combat with life-saving equipment in one hand and life-taking ...
Mark L. Donald, Scott Mactavish, 2013
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Combat Medic: An Australian's Eyewitness Account of the ...
Combat Medic is apersonal account of one Australian Soldier who found himself at the centre of the 1995 Kibeho Massacre in Rwanda where he was serving as a medic for the UN peackeeping force.
Terry Pickard, 2008
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Medic!: How I Fought World War II with Morphine, Sulfa, and ...
Through it all, medic Robert “Doc Joe” Franklin—drafted in 1942 and thrust into combat with no specific training or knowledge for treating war wounds—soldiered on, fighting as hard to keep his men alive as the enemy fought to kill ...
Robert Joseph Franklin, 2006
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Perl Medic: Transforming Legacy Code
About. This. eBook. ePUB is an open, industry-standard format for eBooks. However, support of ePUB and its many features varies across reading devices and applications. Use your device or app settings to customize the presentation to your ...
Peter Scott, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term medic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One chaplain passes away
Charles “Chuck” Elliot, a Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One chaplain, died July 11 at St. Anthony Hospital, the district announced Thursday. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
2
Dr John Hinds: Medic's family plans to set up air ambulance charity
The family of the late motorcycle medic Dr John Hinds has announced plans to set up a charity to support his vision of a Northern Ireland air ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
FDNY medic jumps into river to save drowning woman
NEW YORK — An FDNY rescue paramedic jumped into the Hudson River Monday to save an exhausted woman in 25-foot-deep water. «EMS1.com, Jul 15»
4
Public records: Crime reports, fire/medic calls
1:54 a.m. — Attempted theft, 100 block of Falcon Drive. Chillicothe fire. Monday. 7:50 a.m. — 600 block of Vine St., EMS call, Union Twp. medic. «Chillicothe Gazette, Jul 15»
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Law enforcement investigating laser beam pointed at medic pilot in …
Law enforcement investigating laser beam pointed at medic pilot in Martin county. Jamel Lanee'. 7:19 PM, Jul 21, 2015. 9 mins ago. Previous Next. Autoplay: X. «WPTV.com, Jul 15»
6
Plymouth medic takes to Twitter to join Health Secretary campaign
A PLYMOUTH medic has posted a picture of himself online to support a viral campaign. In a speech in London last week, Health Secretary ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
7
Senior Derbyshire medic calls for opt-out after organ donations drop
A SENIOR medic in Derbyshire has said the time has come for an opt-out clause for those not wanting to donate their organs after their death. «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One Chaplain Charles Elliot passes away
Charles Elliot passed on July 11, at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor surrounded by family, friends and members of Gig Harbor Fire & Medic ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
9
Medic sentenced for narcotics diversion
Medic sentenced for narcotics diversion. The Minn. man received three years of probation for “leaving vulnerable patients without the medicine they needed" ... «EMS1.com, Jul 15»
10
Heavy rain making it tough on tomatoes
The Plant Medic, written by Ricky Kemery, appears every other Sunday. Kemery is the extension educator for horticulture at the Allen County ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»

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