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

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Innovation is in our DNA, embedded in our strategic goals, and integrated across all our hospital departments and medical centers. Christophe Mouton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 According to academic medical center and community hospital network, University Hospitals, blood pressure drugs also rely on consistent absorption to keep levels stable — something caffeine can easily disrupt, as is the case with the medications below. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Pabst Farms includes housing, retail, a medical center, and a YMCA. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 The medical center is not a hospital but an outpatient facility that can provide primary and specialty care. Miami Herald, 2 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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