medical center

noun

plural medical centers
Synonyms of medical centernext
: a large health care facility that provides medical and surgical care and is often affiliated with a medical school
an academic medical center

Examples of medical center in a Sentence

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According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, FMC Fort Worth is an administrative security federal medical center with a detention center, and that all inmates receive medical, dental and mental health services. Maven Navarro june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 Such resources are readily available for patients who can be evacuated to major European medical centers in places like Frankfurt. Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 While some of the American passengers opted to spend the full 42-day quarantine period at the medical center, at least two requested to return home but were required to stay at the center through May 31 under federal orders, per CNN. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 The Penske driver was able to get out of the car unaided before being checked and cleared at the medical center. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical center

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of medical center was in 1917

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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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