MEDICO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

medico

noun

ˈme-di-ˌkō

Definition of medico

as in physician

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders a woman who is suspicious of all medicos, regardless of their credentials

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Recent Examples of medico Implementation remains a sociotechnical challenge involving workflow redesign, medico-legal considerations, and preservation of the patient-clinician relationship. — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 This was one of the scariest moments of my life, and it was made even more devastating by the specter of a medico-financial misstep. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 13 Dec. 2019 Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019

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Most questions are screened by the office staff before they are relayed to the physician.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The physician runs a social media account critical of the communist government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

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