paramedic
pronunciation
How to pronounce paramedic in British English:
UK [ˌpærəˈmedɪk]
How to pronounce paramedic in American English:
US [ˌpærəˈmɛdɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
Word Origin
- paramedic (n.)
- "medical technician," 1970, back-formation from paramedical. The meaning "medical corpsman who parachutes" is 1951 from para(chute) + medic.
Example
- 1. I can hear the paramedic say .
- 2. Did I ever tell you why I became a paramedic ?
- 3. The paramedic who saved that cop 's life last week ?
- 4. I guess I thought you were talking about a paramedic .
- 5. However , air angels ceo jim adams told reporters the helicopter 's crew included the pilot , nurse and a paramedic employed by the company .