| 【med-, medic-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "mederi," "medicus," and "medeor." It carries the basic meaning of "heal." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "med-, medic-"]
medical ****[1037] Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
medication ***[2963] Medication is medicine that is used to treat and cure illness.
medicine ****[1343] Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses.
remedy ☆[4940] A remedy is a successful way of dealing with a problem.
[WORD ROOT]root medic
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] medic
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) mederi, medicus, medeor
[MEANING]root heal
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 medicus a physician; healing
- 【Latin】 mederi [present active infinitive of medeor] to heal
- 【Latin】 medeor to cure, heal
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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medical ★★★★[1037] adjective from medic 〈 med
【DEFINITION】 Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
【COMPOSITION】 medic + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ medic; heal ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin medeor》 to cure, heal
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining or relating to the art or profession of healing or those who practice it
【DERIVATIVEs】 medical, medically, medicinal, medicine
medication ★★★[2963] noun from medicate 〈 med
【DEFINITION】 Medication is medicine that is used to treat and cure illness.
【pl.】 medications
【ROOTs】 ⑴ medic; heal ⑵ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin medeor》 to cure, heal
【First Known Meaning】 medical treatment of a disease or wound
medicine ★★★★[1343] noun from medicine 〈 med
【DEFINITION】 Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses.
【pl.】 medicines
【ROOTs】 ⑴ medic; heal ⑵ ine; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin medeor》 to cure, heal
【First Known Meaning】 medical treatment, cure, healing
【DERIVATIVEs】 medical, medically, medicinal, medicinally, medicine
remedy ☆[4940] noun from remedy 〈 med
【DEFINITION】 A remedy is a successful way of dealing with a problem.
【pl.】 remedies
【SYNONYM】 solution, redress, redress
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ med(medic); heal ⑶ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin medeor》 to cure, heal
【DERIVATIVEs】 remediable, remediably, remedial, remedially, remediless, remedy
Other words containing "med-, medic-"; biomedical, med, medic, medically, Medicare, medicate, medicinal, phytoremediate, phytoremediation, remedial, remediate, remediation
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
medi
mechan
mean, moan
maze
mate
mark
manu-
mand-, -mend-
man-, main, mans-
man
