I.of or pertaining to healing, healing, curative, medical (as adj., poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. 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. —*
B. Transf., magical: “Marmaridae, medicum vulgus, ad quorum tactum mites jacuere cerastae,” Sil. 3, 300.—
II. Subst.:
A. mĕdĭcus , i, m.
1. 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.—
B. 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.—
C. mĕdĭca , ōrum, n., medicinal herbs, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89.
