médico
/ˈmediko/ · A1 · adj
doctor
🩺 médico = medic + o: same Latin root as medical and medicine
From Latin medicus, healer, the root behind English medic, medical and medicine. Stress the first syllable: MÉ-di-co. It works as a noun (el médico, the doctor) and as an adjective (examen médico, medical exam).