medical center

noun

plural medical centers
: 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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They were transported to the ship’s medical center for treatment 10 minutes later. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 The region is home to UC Berkeley, Stanford and other top research universities, a long list of Nobel prize winners, world-famous museums, aquariums, medical centers and many of the planet’s leading technology companies. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 Last month, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Davis, announced a $16 million, two-year study at seven medical centers to take a deeper look at the technology. Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025 The father had hypothermia, lactic acidosis and two spinal fractures, the medical center said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medical center

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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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 26 Oct. 2025.

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