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medic | doc |

As an adjective medic

is medical.

As an initialism doc is

drug of choice.

medic

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
  • Noun

    (wikipedia medic) (medics)
  • A doctor
  • A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military
  • A medical student.
  • Anagrams

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    doc

    English

    Etymology 1

    From by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A doctor.
  • Etymology 2

    From (document) by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A document.
  • Usage notes
    In professional jargon, this word is used especially in the plural to refer to technical documentation or collected legal evidence: "I'm not sure about that. I'll have to check the docs ."

    Anagrams

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