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

Examples of medical center in a Sentence

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The moment played against what could only be described as the music that is played when on hold with a company or medical center during a formal phone call. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 No injuries were sustained during the incident, and measures were taken to protect those in the hospital while officers investigated, Angela Frizzo, a spokesperson for the medical center, told The Star in an email Monday evening. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025 And the notable tattoo parlors that offer this procedure—Sedation Ink, as well as The California Dream Tattoo and Ganga Tattoo in Los Angeles—tend to operate more like medical centers than studios. John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 He was transported to a nearby medical center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the release. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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