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 ]