noun, masculine/feminine/med.sɛ̃/plural: médecins
médecin is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.
physician; (medical) doctor
Synonyms: toubib
Related: médecin légiste, médecin traitant, médecin vétérinaire
Inherited from Middle French medecin, a back-formation from Old French medeciner (“to treat medically”). Replaced Old French mire, mege, meide, meie, etc. inherited from Latin medicus.