corpsman
Military medical aide
A corpsman is an enlisted member of the U.S.
Navy or Coast Guard trained to provide medical care, particularly one assigned to a Marine Corps unit.
Corpsmen serve as battlefield medics, treating wounded personnel under fire: The corpsman worked on him while bullets flew overhead.
The term is military-specific; Army equivalents are called medics.
Physician or file, shortened
- medicEmergency care provider
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- surgeonPhysician who operates
pharmacist · litter · patient · wounded · trauma · lifesaver · caregiver · healing
Wound covering strip
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- sutureMedical wound closure
antiseptic · saline · analgesic · morphine · dressing · plasma · sulfa · compress
Maritime military force
- marineRelating to the sea
- infantryGround combat troops
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
foxhole · firefight · wounded · casualty · frontline · beachhead · landing · assault
Courage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
fearlessness · selflessness · devotion · sacrifice · citation · commendation · lifesaving · risk
Voluntary entry into service
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- dutyRequired moral task
- uniformIdentical throughout
camaraderie · sacrifice · honor · training · discipline · commitment · readiness · chevron
doc
Physician or file, shortened
- medicEmergency care provider
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
surgeon · pharmacist · litter · patient · wounded · trauma · lifesaver · caregiver · healing · recovery
bandage
Wound covering strip
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
suture · antiseptic · saline · analgesic · morphine · dressing · plasma · sulfa · compress · syringe
navy
Maritime military force
platoon · foxhole · firefight · wounded · casualty · frontline · beachhead · landing · assault · ambush
valor
Courage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
fortitude · fearlessness · selflessness · devotion · sacrifice · citation · commendation · lifesaving · risk
enlistment
Voluntary entry into service
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- dutyRequired moral task
uniform · camaraderie · sacrifice · honor · training · discipline · commitment · readiness · chevron · insignia
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- military jobssoldier, infantryman, marine, sailor, combat medic
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- military rolessoldier, warrior, Praetorian Guard, sailor, Imperial Guard
- Rescuersfirefighter, paramedic, EMT, lifeguard, first aider
- crew memberscaptain, deckhand, seaman, pilot, sailor
corpsmanphysician
Licensed medical doctor
surgeon · doctor · military doctor · medical officer · attending physician
corpsmancombatant
One who fights
infantryman · rifleman · sniper · enemy combatant · soldier
- navy corpsmanNaval enlisted medical specialist