PARAMEDIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

Synonyms:

paramedic; paramedical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("paramedic" is a kind of...):

paraprofessional (a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional)

Derivation:

paramedical (of or denoting a person who is trained to assist physicians and nurses in their activities)

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