D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

paramedical

/(păr`ȧ*mĕd"ĭ*kal)/ · par·a·med·i·cal · IPA
01 a. Of or pertaining to those providing medical care who are not physicians but serve in the capacity of assisting physicians; nurses, physioth…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to those providing medical care who are not physicians but serve in the capacity of assisting physicians; nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, Physical Therapy instructors, and respiratory therapy technicians are examples of paramedical personnel.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to the type of medical care provided by paramedics or other paramedical personnel; as, paramedical treatment.