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

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Wexner and his charitable entities have given more than $200 million to Ohio State, his alma mater, which has, in turn, honored him through the naming of its football facility, medical center and the Wexner Center for Arts. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Robert Gleason, lead of parent advisory at the Rady Gender Clinic, noted that San Diego’s only medical center dedicated to serving children and adolescents created the resource only a decade ago and only after many years of advocacy from families. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026 The state has since stated that the medical center has corrected the deficiencies. Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026 Both of the those two cities have vibrant, diverse economies based on manufacturing, digital technology, food processing, large regional medical centers and Inland Waterway transportation, and both have substantial populations of college students from Chicago. F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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