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paramedical

paramedical adjective: of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment. Also the alternative form of paramedic.

Adjective

paramedical (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment
  2. Of or relating to a paramedic

Also used as

paramedical is also the alternative form of paramedic.

Forms of paramedical

pluralparamedicals

Origin of paramedical

From para- + medical.

Words formed from paramedical

Questions about paramedical

What does paramedical mean?
Paramedical means of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment.
What part of speech is paramedical?
Paramedical is an adjective.

Words near paramedical in the dictionary

  1. paramed
  2. paramedial
  3. paramedially
  4. paramedian
  5. paramedic
  6. paramedical
  7. paramedicalization
  8. paramedically
  9. paramedicals
  10. paramedicine
  11. paramedicines

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