paramedical

adjective

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para·med·i·cal | \ ˌper-ə-ˈme-di-kəl

, ˌpa-rə- \

variants: or less commonly paramedic \ ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik

, ˌpa-rə- \

Definition of paramedical

: concerned with supplementing the work of highly trained medical professionals paramedical aides and technicians

Examples of paramedical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All medical and paramedical professionals have been requisitioned. — Esther Cuneo, ajc, 4 Sep. 2021 The Pakistan Army said military doctors and paramedical staff from a nearby base were taking part in the relief effort. — Salman Masood, New York Times, 7 June 2021 One in five of the doctors and paramedical staff deployed at the festival tested positive, said Arjun Senger, the event’s health officer. — Washington Post, 8 May 2021 In the middle of the stay-at-home orders, no one wanted a paramedical examiner coming to their home or to take a trip to the doctor’s office for something nonessential; most people don’t want to deal with that hassle under the best of circumstances. — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 30 June 2020 More than 100 aspiring paramedical tattoo artists have completed her course. — Cara Anthony, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2020 The victim was a paramedical college student trying to rise above her family’s poverty. — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2019 See More

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