paramedical

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adjective

Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment

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paramedic
OriginEnglish medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli →
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Meanings

adjectiveparamedical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment
  2. not comparableOf or relating to a paramedic
nounparamedical (plural paramedicals)

plural paramedicals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of paramedic.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
paramedic
Broader
paraprofessional
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paramedic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Latinmedeor
  8. Latinmedicus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  12. Frenchmédica
  13. Englishmedical
  14. Englishparamedical

From para- + medical.

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Cite this entry
APA

paramedical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramedical

MLA

“paramedical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramedical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramedical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramedical.

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