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paramedical definition

☆ para·medi·cal (par′ə med′i kəl)

adjective

designating or of auxiliary medical personnel, such as midwives, laboratory technicians, nurses' aides, etc.

Etymology: para- + medical

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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