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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Nine students who were on the bus were taken to a medical center for evaluation as a precaution. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The unidentified woman was immediately treated by EMS personnel, and one firefighter was transported to a nearby medical center with an arm injury, the fire department said. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 In the notification, ICE officials said that Artmeladze was found unresponsive and was transported to a local medical center. Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 June 2026 In an uncanny coincidence, Bateson had played a small role as an assistant in an NYU medical center scene in The Exorcist five years earlier. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 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 15 Jun. 2026.

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