medevac

See also: MEDEVAC and med-evac

English

Alternative forms

• MEDEVAC
• medivac

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛdɪvæk/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

medevac (countable and uncountable, plural medevacs)

1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
2. A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
   • 2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205:

     Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.

3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Verb

medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking or medevacing, simple past and past participle medevacked or medevaced)

1. (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.
   • 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 168:

     Uncleʼs frequent trips to the nursing station get him medevaced out for testing.

Translations

Translations

• French: EVASAN (fr)

Related terms

• CASEVAC

References

• “medevac”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.