Medic vs. Paramedic

Medicadjective

Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Medicnoun

A doctor.

Medicnoun

A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.

Medicnoun

A medical student.

Medicnoun

A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is Medicago sativa.

Medicnoun

A person who serves to provide medical care.

Medicnoun

A member of the medical corps in the military.

Medicnoun

A medical doctor.

Medicnoun

A medical student.

Medicadjective

Medical.

Medicnoun

any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Medicnoun

a medical practitioner in the armed forces

Medic

A medic is a person involved in medicine such as a medical doctor, medical student, paramedic or an emergency medical responder. Among physicians in the UK, the term indicates someone who has followed a career path in postgraduate professional training accredited by a College of Physicians, such as cardiology or endocrinology, in contrast to a surgical branch of specialisation accredited by a College of Surgeons.

Paramedicnoun

An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.

Paramedicnoun

(US) An individual who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency pre-hospital setting.

Paramedicnoun

a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

Paramedic

A paramedic is a health care professional whose primary role is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Not all ambulance personnel are paramedics.