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Medic

Medic is a general term for any medically trained individual, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical personnel. In the English language, however, it is most familiar in a military context.

The modern practice of medicine occurs at the many interfaces between the art of healing and various sciences. Medicine is directly connected to the health sciences and biomedicine. Broadly speaking, the term 'Medicine' today refers to the fields of clinical medicine, medical research and surgery, thereby covering the challenges of disease and injury.