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

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Following the incident, the woman was taken by Nashville EMS to a local medical center to receive stitches, police said, per the court document. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 22 July 2025 The director general of Gaza’s health ministry said the strike hit near a medical center dispensing children’s formula to women. Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 10 July 2025 Enter Prime Healthcare, which claims to be the medical center’s savior. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 The policies govern all campuses, medical centers, the Agriculture and Natural Resources division and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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