medical center

noun

plural medical centers
Synonyms of medical centernext
: 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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Hospital reconstruction in Cuba The second phase would focus more on rebuilding hospitals and medical centers on the island, which are in a deplorable state. Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 No other university medical center in America had built a foundational launching pad as for what was to come. Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Through their foundation, the couple have donated at least $2 million to the medical centers that once employed them, funding early cancer detection and breast cancer technology, among other projects. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026 In San Jose, Kaiser Permanente is building a new medical center to replace a facility that could not meet the new standards. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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