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