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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The incident was the latest violent attack to occur at a medical center in the United States in recent years. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The medical center may buy the parking structure in the future, continuing similar cost-sharing with the village and public access hours. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 The new medical center would be the first all-electric hospital in Los Gatos. George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 The state has one of the highest concentrations of physicians, academic medical centers, federal health agencies, biotech firms and research institutions in the country. Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026 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 19 Jun. 2026.

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