medical center

noun

Definition of medical centernext
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 Its largest medical center, Al-Shifa Hospital, was besieged, bombed, and raided, under false pretexts, resulting in hundreds of deaths inside. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Michael and Susan Dell, whose fortune comes from his computer hardware company, gave the University of Texas at Austin $750 million for its medical center. — Genevieve Shaker, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Wallace climbed out of his car, but was taken to the infield medical center in an ambulance. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 In data from the university medical center, Carleton found that about 65% of patients were still receiving biopsies. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical center
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  1. hospital
  2. infirmary
Noun
  • Three people died at the scene and a fourth man later died in hospital, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported, while over a dozen people were injured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle arrived at a hospital, where Kohen was pronounced dead, and another individual was critically injured, according to authorities.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of hospital
Noun
  • 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
Definition of infirmary

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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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