paramedic

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ medic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paramedic (plural paramedics)

  1. A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.
  2. (US) A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.

Coordinate terms

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  • medic (functionally synonymous in some contexts but not necessarily idiomatically interchangeable)
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Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English paramedic. By surface analysis, para- +‎ medic.

Adjective

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paramedic m or n (feminine singular paramedică, masculine plural paramedici, feminine and neuter plural paramedice)

  1. paramedical

Declension

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Noun

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paramedic m (plural paramedici)

  1. paramedic

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