paramed

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of paramedic.

Noun

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paramed (plural parameds)

  1. (informal) A paramedic.
    • 1976, John W. Field, Group Practice Development: A Practical Handbook, page 116:
      It is when parameds get into critical care that serious questions arise about delegation
    • 2022, M. Warren Cox, Ancestors in My DNA:
      The parameds often took several minutes or longer to arrive back then.