medico

med·i·co  (md-k)

n. pl. med·i·cos Informal

1. A physician.

2. A medical student.

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[Italian medico or Spanish médico, both from Latin medicus; see medical.]

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medico

Noun

pl -cos Informal a doctor or medical student

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	medico - a student in medical school medical student educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
	2.	medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD 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 hakeem, hakim - a Muslim physician 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 operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon - a physician who specializes in surgery vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon - a doctor who practices veterinary medicine doctor-patient relation - the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient