medevac

See also: MEDEVAC and med-evac

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Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛdɪvæk/
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Noun

medevac (countable and uncountable, plural medevacs)

  1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
  2. A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
    • 2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205:
      Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.
  3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Verb

medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking or medevacing, simple past and past participle medevacked or medevaced)

  1. (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.

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