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paramedic: Meaning and Definition of
par•a•med•ic
Pronunciation: (par"u-med'ik), [key]
— n.
- 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.
par•a•med•ic
Pronunciation: (n.par"u-med'ik, par'u-med"-adj.par"u-med'ik), [key]
— n.
- a medic in the paratroops.
- a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
- of or pertaining to a paramedic or to paramedics.
See also:
- paramedic (Thesaurus)
