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
Robert Gleason, lead of parent advisory at the Rady Gender Clinic, noted that San Diego’s only medical center dedicated to serving children and adolescents created the resource only a decade ago and only after many years of advocacy from families.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
Both of the those two cities have vibrant, diverse economies based on manufacturing, digital technology, food processing, large regional medical centers and Inland Waterway transportation, and both have substantial populations of college students from Chicago.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin said Wednesday that the autopsy for Diaz is being performed at the Army medical center at Fort Bliss.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Keystone Ski Patrol started medical care and brought the man to the resort medical center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
Both of the those two cities have vibrant, diverse economies based on manufacturing, digital technology, food processing, large regional medical centers and Inland Waterway transportation, and both have substantial populations of college students from Chicago.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin said Wednesday that the autopsy for Diaz is being performed at the Army medical center at Fort Bliss.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Keystone Ski Patrol started medical care and brought the man to the resort medical center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical center
Noun
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Some schools and hospitals across the country are training staff on what to do if federal agents come knocking.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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These prescriptive measures took place in isolated medical facilities known as sanatoriums, and some of the fancier ones resembled a cross between a hospital and a resort.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 2 Feb. 2026.
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