Main Entry: para·med·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌpa-rə-ˈme-dik\

Variant(s): also para·med·i·cal \-di-kəl\

Function: noun

Date: 1967

1 : a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays)
2 : a specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to a hospital — compare emt