medical center

noun

plural medical centers
: a large health care facility that provides medical and surgical care and is often affiliated with a medical school
an academic medical center

Examples of medical center in a Sentence

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Not one shop or medical center onboard could supply guests with gastrointestinal suspension medication or replacement salts/fluid sachets. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 My interest in patient safety was ignited during my time as a chief resident at an academic medical center on the East Coast. Rob El Kareh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Cook Children’s expansion in Fort Worth’s medical district will cost $1.25 billion, according to the medical center’s bond rating from S&P Global Ratings. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025 Anderson’s coworkers at the Veterans Affairs medical center in west Los Angeles have been a steady pillar of support. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medical center

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of medical center was in 1917

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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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