paramedic
1[ par-uh-med-ik ]
/ ˌpær əˈmɛd ɪk /
noun
a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other health care in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.
Nearby words
- paramaribo,
- paramastitis,
- paramatman,
- paramatta,
- paramecium,
- paramedical,
- paramenia,
- parament,
- paramesonephric duct,
- parameter
Origin of paramedic
1paramedic
2[ noun par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adjective par-uh-med-ik ]
/ noun ˌpær əˈmɛd ɪk, ˈpær əˌmɛd-; adjective ˌpær əˈmɛd ɪk /
noun
Military. a medic in the paratroops.
a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
adjective
of or relating to a paramedic or to paramedics.
Origin of paramedic
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Examples from the Web for paramedic
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paramedical
/ (ˌpærəˈmedɪk) /
noun
a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care
adjective
of or designating such a person
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paramedic
"medical technician," 1970, back-formation from paramedical. The meaning "medical corpsman who parachutes" is 1951 from para(chute) + medic.
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paramedic
[ păr′ə-mĕd′ĭk ]
n.
A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.
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