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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In June 2025, HIC achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first medical center in Colombia and all of South America to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, composed of institutions rigorously selected for their excellence. MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 But the Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or medical spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025 He was initially taken to a medical center to treat his injuries and has since been booked on two counts of murder and one count of cruelty to a child, per the sheriff's office, according to WRDW and the Augusta Press. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 An office tower may look unattractive on paper because vacancy is high, but a closer look could reveal that the property sits in a desirable submarket poised for growth, or that new infrastructure, universities or medical centers are about to create long-term tenants. Jack Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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