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PARAMEDICAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 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 ("paramedical" 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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or denoting a person who is trained to assist physicians and nurses in their activities

Example:

ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

paramedic (a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment)

Derivation:

paramedic; paramedical (a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment)

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