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Paramedical Common

Origin: Greek prefix para-

Paramedical has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Alternative form of paramedic

Adjective
1

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

"ambulance drivers are paramedical to give emergency medical aid"

"ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel"

2

Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
paraprofessional
Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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