9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
noun a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English medic English paramedic From para- + medic.
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