paramedical

adjective

para·​med·​i·​cal ˌper-ə-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce paramedical (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
variants or less commonly paramedic
: concerned with supplementing the work of highly trained medical professionals
paramedical aides and technicians

Examples of paramedical in a Sentence

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Presumably, apart from one’s medical record, paramedical data, such as demographics, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation or spiritual practice, could all be essential information to a patient’s end-of-life preferences. Tal Patalon, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 Sudhir Kalan, chairman at the Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic Bariatric Surgery at New Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, also notes that thousands of medical and paramedical staff recently returned home to Kerala after serving as frontline medical staff in other parts of the country. Biman Mukherji, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2021 These substances are being prescribed to patients by doctors as well as paramedical providers such as nurses and naturopaths, even though several in-demand peptides are not approved by regulators. Sara Ashley O'Brien, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 Meet the Experts Mojgan Azimi is a paramedical permanent cosmetic artist in Beverly Hills. Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023 All medical and paramedical professionals have been requisitioned. Esther Cuneo, ajc, 4 Sep. 2021 The Pakistan Army said military doctors and paramedical staff from a nearby base were taking part in the relief effort. Salman Masood, New York Times, 7 June 2021 One in five of the doctors and paramedical staff deployed at the festival tested positive, said Arjun Senger, the event’s health officer. Washington Post, 8 May 2021 In the middle of the stay-at-home orders, no one wanted a paramedical examiner coming to their home or to take a trip to the doctor’s office for something nonessential; most people don’t want to deal with that hassle under the best of circumstances. Quartz Staff, Quartz, 30 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paramedical was in 1921

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“Paramedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramedical. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

paramedical

adjective
para·​med·​i·​cal ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-i-kəl How to pronounce paramedical (audio)
: concerned with helping with the work of highly trained medical professionals
a paramedical aide

Medical Definition

paramedical

adjective
para·​med·​i·​cal ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-i-kəl How to pronounce paramedical (audio)
variants also paramedic
: concerned with supplementing the work of highly trained medical professionals
paramedical aides and technicians
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