MEDICS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

medics

noun

plural of medic

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders the wounded soldier called for a medic

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Recent Examples of medics The bicyclist, a man believed to be in his 40s, was rushed by medics to Richmond University Medical Center but could not be saved. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 Citizen App Officers provided first aid until medics arrived and he was taken to a local hospital. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Police provided first aid for the children until Denton County medics arrived. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Among the dead were a Christian mother, Maisa Abu Dawoud, and her daughter Mary, medics and the church said. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Officers rendered emergency medical aid to Cromwell until medics arrived, police said. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Play stopped for about 15 minutes in the first quarter as medics tended to Iowa State cornerback Jaheim Singletary. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Haakenson and Yeager called for help, and medics examined Haakenson afterward, according to the pair, per the outlet. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Nature photographers become war photographers, artists train as medics, and young couples attempt to build lives together despite the uncertainty they’re faced with. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

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The statement made no mention of treatment going forward, and the Vatican said doctors were not currently speaking of chemotherapy or other therapies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Joshi and other doctors are calling for additional training to help surgeons understand how AI alters facial images, its anatomical limitations and its potential psychological effects on patients.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

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The health non-profit supports research to develop new treatments for the benefit of physicians and other healthcare professionals and their patients.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
First-Time Patients Are Getting Younger The census asked physicians for the average age of their patients at their first surgery.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

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