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

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The hospitals involved included one academic medical center and one community institution from each of the two health systems. Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 The partnership started in 2012 and comprises 25 hospitals and 15 medical centers. William Jones, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025 On Navajo Nation, the crowd that gathered at the foot of Window Rock, a memorial, commended him for his devoted attention to issues of outdated medical centers, lack of water infrastructure and inadequate access to healthy foods. Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025 An additional tool in the toolbox will be an on-site medical center that Flanigan says will be a game-changer. Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medical center

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Apr. 2025.

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