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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Its largest medical center, Al-Shifa Hospital, was besieged, bombed, and raided, under false pretexts, resulting in hundreds of deaths inside. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Wallace climbed out of his car, but was taken to the infield medical center in an ambulance. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 However, a similar system that stores heat in underground water reserves called aquifers has been providing 60% to 80% of the winter heat demand of a complex of offices, a hotel, a medical center and a data center in Bonn, Germany, since 2009. — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 In data from the university medical center, Carleton found that about 65% of patients were still receiving biopsies. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2026.

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