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paramedic1 definition

☆ para·medic (par′ə med′ik, par′ə med′ik)

noun

a medic (esp. ) who parachutes to combat or rescue areas

Etymology: para- + medic

paramedic2 definition

☆ para·medic (par′ə med′ik)

noun

  1. a person trained to assist a doctor, nurse, etc.
  2. a person specially trained to provide emergency medical services, as in or from an ambulance

Etymology: back-form. < paramedical

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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