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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With this launch, the award-winning academic quality and expertise of UConn Health, the state’s only academic medical center, can now be shared more broadly. Radenka Maric, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026 The technology is now in more than 100 state veteran homes and Veterans Affairs medical centers, bringing the world back to those who served around the globe. Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Multiple staff members at the medical center said that the boy and his mom had just left the Brookdale Urgent Care Center, located on the other side of Rockaway Parkway from the main hospital, moments before he was struck. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026 Tickets are now on sale for the event that will bring together celebrities and skilled cutting horse trainers to raise funds for the medical center. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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