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 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, "Covid-19 will forever change the way we buy life insurance, says Brooks Tingle," 30 June 2020 More than 100 aspiring paramedical tattoo artists have completed her course. — Cara Anthony, New York Times, "Ink Rx? Welcome to the World of Paramedical Tattoos," 17 Feb. 2020 The victim was a paramedical college student trying to rise above her family’s poverty. — Washington Post, "Man convicted in the New Delhi bus rape says he shouldn’t be hung because pollution is already killing him," 13 Dec. 2019

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