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Originally Posted by GTJ
Well according to Rikaichan it says いし, which means doctor or physician. I know 医 is a kanji associated with medicine, like in 医者 (also doctor), and 師 is like a master, teacher, or mentor, as in 教師.
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According to my 電子辞書 (this is why a good one comes in handy), 医 comes from a sense of 矢をしまいこむ容器, a vessel in which you put an arrow. There's more explanation, but I don't have time to read through it right now. That could put someone on the right track right now.