paramedic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.para·med·ic
noun \ˌpa-rə-ˈme-dik\Definition of PARAMEDIC
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
See Variants of PARAMEDIC
para·med·ic also para·med·i·cal \-di-kəl\
Examples of PARAMEDIC
- She's training to be a paramedic.
First Known Use of PARAMEDIC
1967
para·med·ic
noun \ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-ik\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PARAMEDIC
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 certified to provide a wide range of emergency medical services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transport to the hospital—compare emt
Variants of PARAMEDIC
para·med·ic also para·med·i·cal \-i-kəl\ (audio pronunciation)
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