n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' me-dik
Variant: also para · med · i · cal \ -di-k ə l \
Function: noun
Date: 1967
1 : a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays)
2 : a specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to a hospital ― compare EMT