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
As a result, trials have been paused, grants delayed and many research institutions, including major universities and academic medical centers, have reduced staff or scaled back operations.
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Jiang Li, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The deal with Sharp includes bringing the medical center into seismic safety compliance for 175 beds and decommissioning a non-compliant portion of the building known as the central tower, said Tri-City CEO Gene Ma.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Another study, which looked at both female and male sterilization in academic medical centers across the country, also reported an uptick in sterilization procedures for young adults ages 18 to 30 after the Dobbs decision, through 2023.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
Aurora police officers responded to the Kaiser Permanente medical center just before 10:30 a.m. Monday, when staff reported that a 3-year-old boy was being treated for a gunshot wound, police spokesperson Matthew Longshore said in an email to The Denver Post.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
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Jiang Li, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The deal with Sharp includes bringing the medical center into seismic safety compliance for 175 beds and decommissioning a non-compliant portion of the building known as the central tower, said Tri-City CEO Gene Ma.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Another study, which looked at both female and male sterilization in academic medical centers across the country, also reported an uptick in sterilization procedures for young adults ages 18 to 30 after the Dobbs decision, through 2023.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
Aurora police officers responded to the Kaiser Permanente medical center just before 10:30 a.m. Monday, when staff reported that a 3-year-old boy was being treated for a gunshot wound, police spokesperson Matthew Longshore said in an email to The Denver Post.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical center
Noun
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He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Fazekas said a police officer and a library maintenance worker, who both helped extinguish the small blaze, were treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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In Phnom Penh’s hot season, when the Cambodian capital’s sweltering, subtropical air routinely soars to 100 degrees, more workers than usual visited the infirmaries inside a factory that made baby clothes for Nike, the world’s largest athletic apparel brand.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
4 Oct. 2024
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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