Medic

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medic
       n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having
            small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: {medick},
             {trefoil}]
       2: a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: {medical
          officer}]