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单词 paramedical
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•a•med•i•cal  (par′ə medi kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Medicinerelated to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • para-1 + medical 1920–25

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•a•med•ic1 /ˌpærəˈmɛdɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who is trained to assist a doctor or to give health care in the absence of a doctor.

par•a•med•ic2 /ˌpærəˈmɛdɪk, ˈpærəˌmɛd-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya medic in the paratroops.
  2. a physician who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•ra1  (pä rä, pärä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ras, -ra. 
  1. Currencya former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
  • Persian pāra literally, piece
  • Turkish
  • 1680–90

pa•ra2  (pä rä, pärä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ras, -ra. 
  1. Currencyan aluminum-bronze coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, the 100th part of a dinar.
  • Turkish; see para1
  • Serbo-Croatian pàra
  • 1905–10

par•a3  (parə),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrypertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 4) in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms. Cf. ortho, meta 2.

n. 
  1. Chemistrypara-dichlorobenzene.
  • independent use of para-1 1875–80

par•a4  (parə),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa paraprofessional.
  2. Informal Termsa paratrooper.
  • by shortening of words compounded with para-1, para-3 1955–60

par•a5  (parə),USA pronunciation n., pl. par•as, par•ae (parē).USA pronunciation Obstetrics.
  1. MedicineAlso called parity. a woman's status regarding the bearing of viable offspring: usually followed by a Roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has given birth.
  2. Medicinethe woman herself. Cf. gravida. 
  • extracted from primapara, multipara, etc. 1880–85

Pa•rá  (pä rä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesan estuary in N Brazil: an arm of the Amazon. 200 mi. (320 km) long;
    40 mi. (65 km) wide.
  2. Place NamesBelém.
  3. See Pará rubber. 

para-1 ,
  1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the meanings "at or to one side of, beside, side by side'' (parabola;
    paragraph;
    parallel;
    paralysis
    ), "beyond, past, by'' (paradox;
    paragogue
    );
    by extension from these senses, this prefix came to designate objects or activities auxiliary to or derivative of that denoted by the base word (parody;
    paronomasia
    ), and hence abnormal or defective (paranoia), a sense now common in modern scientific coinages (parageusia;
    paralexia
    ). As an English prefix, para- 1 may have any of these senses;
    it is also productive in the naming of occupational roles considered ancillary or subsidiary to roles requiring more training, or of a higher status, on such models as paramedical and paraprofessional: paralegal;
    paralibrarian;
    parapolice.
  2. Chemistrya combining form designating the para (1, 4) position in the benzene ring. Abbr.: p-. Cf. meta- (def. 2c), ortho- (def. 2b). See diag. under ortho-. 
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] par-. 
  • Greek para-, combining form representing pará (preposition) beside, alongside of, by, beyond

para-2 ,
  1. a combining form meaning "guard against,'' occurring in loanwords from French, or, via French, from Italian:parachute; parasol.
  • Latin parāre to prepare
  • Italian para, 3d singular present of parare to prepare against, ward off
  • French

para-3 ,
  1. a combining form extracted from parachute, forming compounds denoting persons or things utilizing parachutes or landed by parachute:paradrop; paraglider;paratrooper.

Para., 
  1. Place NamesParaguay.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•a•med•ic1  (par′ə medik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other health care in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.
  • para-1 + medic1 1950–55, American.

par•a•med•ic2  (n. par′ə medik, parə med′-;adj. par′ə medik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya medic in the paratroops.
  2. a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to a paramedic or to paramedics.
  • para-3 + medic1 1950–55, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paramedic /ˌpærəˈmedɪk/, paramedical n
  1. a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
  2. a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care
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