medic

5 definitions found

medic - 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]

  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]

  Medic \Med"ic\, a. [L. medicus.]
     Medical. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

medic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]