[syn: medical officer, medic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. ? (sc. ?) a kind of clover
introduced from Media, from ? Median.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic
is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is
Medicago sativa.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Medic \Med"ic\, n.
A person who serves to provide medical care.
[PJC]
2. Specifically: (Mil.) A member of the medical corps in the
military.
[PJC]
3. A medical doctor.
[PJC]
4. A medical student.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Medic \Med"ic\, a. [L. medicus.]
Medical. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
medick \medick\ n.
Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having
small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves. [Also spelled
medic.]
Syn: trefoil.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
medic
n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having
small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: medic,
medick, trefoil]
2: a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: medical
officer, medic]