PARAMEDIC


Meaning of PARAMEDIC in English

paramedic 1

/par'euh med"ik/ , n.

a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other health care in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.

[ 1950-55, Amer.; PARA- 1 + MEDIC 1 ]

paramedic 2

n. /par'euh med"ik, par"euh med'-/ ; adj. /par'euh med"ik/ , n.

1. Mil. a medic in the paratroops.

2. a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to a paramedic or to paramedics.

[ 1950-55, Amer.; PARA- 3 + MEDIC 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .