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medical center

noun

Definition of medical center

as in hospital

a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured The university medical center just added a new cancer wing.

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Recent Examples of medical center More Research Is Needed Experts say the findings are promising, but the study included just 39 people at a single medical center and followed them for only six months. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The rest includes medical center revenue, contracts and grants, and other auxiliary enterprises. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The medical center, which built AI work into job responsibilities, performance reviews, and promotions, has 141. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 In 2021, he was diagnosed with cancer and was transferred to a medical center in North Carolina, but stopped treatment in March 2023. — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical center

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Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs issued a statement saying that the service member — assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 — was injured at the stadium and died at a local hospital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
After one encounter with jail staff, Phillip was taken to the infirmary with a bloody white bag over his head and one eye swollen shut.

— Jim DeFede, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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