Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paramedic

/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
para-medic
IPA
/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.

American usage

Etymology

From para- + medic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paramedics (plural)

Phrases

emergency medical services emergency medical technician

Frequently Paired Words

paraclinical paramedical EMS emergency medical services EMT emergency medical technician medic

Synonyms

paramedical

Rhymes With

medic reddick redick redic edick

Questions

How do you pronounce paramedic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/.
What does paramedic mean?
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.
Where does paramedic come from?
From para- + medic.

How to pronounce paramedic

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