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med·i·co
(mĕd′ĭ-kō′)n. pl. med·i·cos Informal
1. A physician.
2. A medical student.
[Italian medico or Spanish médico, both from Latin medicus; see medical.]
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medico
(ˈmɛdɪˌkəʊ)n, pl -cos
(Medicine) a doctor or medical student
[C17: via Italian from Latin medicus]
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med•i•co
(ˈmɛd ɪˌkoʊ)n., pl. -cos. Informal.
1. a physician; doctor.
2. a medical student.
[1680–90; < Sp médico or Italian medico < Latin medicus physician; see medical]
medico-
a combining form meaning “physician,” “medicine”: medicolegal.
[comb. form representing Latin medicus of healing; see medical]
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| Noun | 1. |  medico - a student in medical school |
| 2. |  medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"abortionist - a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies allergist - a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies angiologist - a physician who specializes in angiology extern, medical extern - a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there gastroenterologist - a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract general practitioner, GP - a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses house physician, resident physician, resident - a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" houseman, intern, interne, medical intern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) medical man, medical practitioner - someone who practices medicine primary care physician - the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system" quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine doctor-patient relation - the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient |
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medico
[ˈmedɪkəʊ] N → médico/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
medico
n (dated inf) → Medikus m (dated, hum)
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