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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or being a person trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.

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  • adjective Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment.
  • adjective Of or relating to a paramedic.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
  • adjective of or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activities

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