US /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
noun Freq #14240

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital.

    The paramedics treated the injured driver at the scene.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms paramedics
Related forms emsemtparaclinicalparamedical

Etymology

From para- + medic.

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