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medic

[med-ik] / ˈmɛd ɪk /
NOUN
physician
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NOUN
health practitioner
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One medic said that the review process is unnecessarily lengthy and causes distress among patients and frustration between doctors in the affected department.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Hig’s days are spent flying perimeter patrols, scanning for signs of life — or trouble — until he encounters Margaret Qualley’s Cima, a medic guarding her own small foothold in the ruined world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

With no hospitals, ambulances and often no doctors available in space, the Scottish medic has been working with Nasa on how to keep astronauts medically safe in space and when they arrive back on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Get up, Father Pierre. Get up!” shouted one elderly woman as she stood in the pallbearers’ path, her screams turning her voice hoarse as she partially collapsed in the arms of a medic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Behind Frank, a medic whispered, “There’s no way. She was dead. She has to be dead.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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