(adjective) : mĕdĭcus, a, ummedeor
* Of or pertaining to healing, healing, curative, medical (as , poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
* Adj.: medicas adhibere manus ad vulnera,Verg. G. 3, 455: ars,Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 12: potus,Nemes. Cyn. 222: vis,Plin. 36, 27, 69, § 202: salubritas,id. 5, 16, 15, § 72: usus,id. 22, 25, 81, § 163: digitus, the next to the little finger (cf. medicinalis), id. 30, 12, 34, § 108. —*
* Transf., magical: Marmaridae, medicum vulgus, ad quorum tactum mites jacuere cerastae,Sil. 3, 300.
* Subst.:
* Mĕdĭcus, i, m.
* A medical man, physician, surgeon (class.): medicus nobilissimus atque optimus quaeritur,Cic. Clu. 21, 57: medicum arcessere,Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 122: admovere aegro,Suet. Ner. 37: vulnerum,a surgeon,Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 22: caeduntur tumidae medico ridente mariscae, Juv. 2, 13; cf.: medicus ait se obligasse crus fractum Aesculapio, Apollini autem bracchium,Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 9: MEDICVS CLINICVS, CHIRVRGVS, OCVLARIVS,Inscr. Orell. 2983: AVRICVLARIVS,ib. 4227: IVMENTARIVS,ib. 4229; cf.: medici pecorum,Varr. R. R. 2, 7 fin.: LEGIONIS,Inscr. Orell. 448; 4996: DVPLARIVS TRIREMIS,ib. 3640: instrumentum medici,Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 62.—Prov.: medice, cura teipsum,Vulg. Luc. 4, 23.
* Mĕdĭ-ca, ae, f., a female physician (post-class.), App. M. 5, p. 363 Oud.; Inscr. Orell. 4230 sq.; Inscr. Grut. 635, 9; 636, 1 sq.—Also, a midwife, Interpr. Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 8; Ambros. Ep. 5.
* Mĕdĭca, ōrum, n., medicinal herbs, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89.

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