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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The couple went to a local medical center, but they were denied entry because the location did not have a maternity ward, Today reported. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 14 Dec. 2025 The woman was on her way to the University of California, San Francisco medical center on Monday when Waymo's rider support team noticed unusual activity inside her vehicle, contacted 911 and called to check on the passenger. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025 The academic medical center has the data, and AI has the software, and the analytics may sit in some of these other, bigger [companies]. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Video recorded in Lauderdale Lakes shows skid marks on the ground and debris all over the floor of a medical center on West Oakland Park Boulevard near 36th Avenue, just east of State Route 7. Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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