paramedic

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ medic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

paramedic (plural paramedics)

  1. A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.
  2. (US) A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.

Coordinate terms

  • medic (functionally synonymous in some contexts but not necessarily idiomatically interchangeable)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English paramedic. By surface analysis, para- +‎ medic.

Adjective

paramedic m or n (feminine singular paramedică, masculine plural paramedici, feminine and neuter plural paramedice)

  1. paramedical

Declension

Declension of paramedic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite paramedic paramedică paramedici paramedice
definite paramedicul paramedica paramedicii paramedicele
genitive-
dative
indefinite paramedic paramedice paramedici paramedice
definite paramedicului paramedicei paramedicilor paramedicelor

Noun

paramedic m (plural paramedici)

  1. paramedic

Declension

Declension of paramedic
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative paramedic paramedicul paramedici paramedicii
genitive-dative paramedic paramedicului paramedici paramedicilor
vocative paramedicule paramedicilor