medevac

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 Related terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Portmanteau of medical + evacuation.

[edit] Alternative forms

• MEDEVAC
• medivac

[edit] Noun

medevac (plural medevacs)

1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
2. A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

[edit] Verb

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

1. To transport patients by medevac.

[edit] Related terms

• CASEVAC

[edit] References

• “medevac” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.