HyperDic: paramedic

English > 1 sense of the word *paramedic*:
NOUN	person	paramedic, paramedical	a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

paramedic > pronunciation
Sounds	peh.rahmeh'dihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *paramedic*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment.
Synonym	paramedical
Broader	paraprofessional	A trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional
Spanish	paramédica, paramedico, paramédico
Adjectives	paramedical	of or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activities