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
His work often focuses on patients who rely on the Texas Medical Center, medical breakthroughs and the health care professionals who work in the largest medical center in the world.
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
Shpiner proposes a new network of databases housed by state-level consortiums and medical centers.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
And about 25 other people were also being treated at a local medical center, police said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
McDonald said the discrepancy arose from a victim who was airlifted to a medical center.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
Shpiner proposes a new network of databases housed by state-level consortiums and medical centers.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
And about 25 other people were also being treated at a local medical center, police said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
McDonald said the discrepancy arose from a victim who was airlifted to a medical center.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical center
Noun
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Tatmon suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound and later checked himself into a hospital, police said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Two of the six who survived the avalanche were taken to hospitals.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Malka Gorman was taken to an infirmary for care, but instead young Erna heard caregivers whispering that her mother was Jewish.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Still, the lawsuit said, a doctor on a phone call with those nurses authorized Benfield’s admission to the infirmary housing unit under a detoxification protocol.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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