paramedic

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌpærəˈmɛdɪk/

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Noun

Singular paramedic

Plural paramedics

Paramedics helping an injured person

1. (countable) A paramedic is a person who is trained to medically help people who have had an injury outside of a hospital and prepares them to be taken to a hospital.

   The paramedic rushed the victim to the ambulance.

Related words

• medic