paramedis

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, compare to Dutch paramedicus, French paramédical.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.ra.ˈme.dɪs/
  • Rhymes: -dɪs
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧me‧dis

Noun

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paramedis (plural paramedis-paramedis, first-person possessive paramedisku, second-person possessive paramedismu, third-person possessive paramedisnya)

  1. allied health: the range of health care services outside the scope of the medicine, dentistry and nursing professions, e.g. music therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, etc.
    Synonym: kesihatan bersekutu (Standard Malay)
  2. paramedic: an individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.

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