medevac

See also: MEDEVAC and med-evac

English

Alternative forms

• MEDEVAC
• medivac

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛdɪvæk/

Noun

medevac (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.
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.

Translations

• French: EVASAN

Related terms

• CASEVAC

References

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