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

Examples of medical center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Within the next two years, thanks to a recent $1 billion investment, Hoag will greatly expand its Irvine medical center with six new buildings, including new centers for women’s health and surgical innovation and Chang’s institute for digestive health and cancer treatment. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 9 Aug. 2024 The landmark hospital and trauma center for children will sprout on the medical center campus at 747 52nd Street in Oakland. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024 To an unsuspecting visitor, the facility would look a lot like a real medical center. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 July 2024 Advertisement As of Friday, the medical center had received at least 80 bodies, including 24 women and minors, said the worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears for his safety. Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for medical center 

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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 17 Sep. 2024.

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