paramedic

English

Etymology

para- + medic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/

Noun

paramedic (plural paramedics)

  1. An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.
  2. (US) An individual who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency pre-hospital setting.

Coordinate terms

  • medic (functionally synonymous in some contexts but not necessarily idiomatically interchangeable)

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Romanian

Etymology

From English paramedic. By surface analysis, para- + medic.

Adjective

paramedic m or n (feminine singular paramedică, masculine plural paramedici, feminine and neuter plural paramedice)

  1. paramedical

Declension

Noun

paramedic m (plural paramedici)

  1. paramedic

Declension

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