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Definition of paramedic - 6 dictionary results

par⋅a⋅med⋅ic

1[par-uh-med-ik]
–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.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; para- 1 + medic 1

par⋅a⋅med⋅ic

2[n. par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adj. par-uh-med-ik]
–noun
1. Military. a medic in the paratroops.
2. a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to a paramedic or to paramedics.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; para- 3 + medic 1
par·a·med·ic   (pār'ə-měd'ĭk)   
n.  A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or to assist physicians in providing medical care.

paramedic  (n.)
"medical technician," 1970, back-formation from paramedical (adj.) "related to medicine in an auxiliary capacity" (1921), from para- + medical. The meaning "medical corpsman who parachutes" is 1951 from para(chute) + medic.

Main Entry: para·med·ic
Pronunciation: "par-&-'med-ik
Variant: also para·med·i·cal /-i-k&l/
Function:noun
1 : a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X rays)
2 : a speciallytrained medical technician certified to provide a wide range of emergency medical services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to thehospital —compare EMT

paramedic par·a·med·ic (pār'ə-měd'ĭk)
n.
A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.

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