medivac

medivac
1. noun
a) The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
b) A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
2. verb
To transport patients by medevac.

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  • Medivac — may refer to: medical evacuation Medivac (TV series), an Australian television series This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change …   Wikipedia

  • medivac — var of MEDEVAC …   Medical dictionary

  • medivac — medevac UK [ˈmedɪvæk] / US [ˈmedɪvæk] or medivac UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms medevac : present tense I/you/we/they medevac he/she/it medevacs present participle medevacking past tense medevacked past participle medevacked American to… …   English dictionary

  • medivac — noun the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care • Syn: ↑medical evacuation, ↑medevac • Hypernyms: ↑evacuation * * * medivac var. medevac …   Useful english dictionary

  • Medivac (TV series) — Medivac was an Australian television drama series that ran on Network Ten from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term medical evacuation. The series was also known as Adrenaline Junkies overseas.… …   Wikipedia

  • medivac — variant of medevac …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • medivac — /med euh vak /, n., v.t., medivacked, medivacking. medevac. * * * …   Universalium

  • medivac — medevac (medical evacuation) n. transportation of critically injured patients to a place where they can receive medical treatment; helicopter which provides medical evacuation services medevac (medically evacuate) v. provide transportation for… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • medivac — noun & verb variant spelling of medevac …   English new terms dictionary

  • medivac — /ˈmɛdivæk/ (say medeevak) noun, verb (t) (medivaced /ˈmɛdivækt/ (say medeevakt), medivacing /ˈmɛdivækɪŋ/ (say medeevaking)) → medevac. {medi(cal) + (e)vac(uation)} …  

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