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单词 health care
释义

health care

noun

variants or healthcare
ˈhelth-ˌker How to pronounce health care (audio)
 also  ˈheltth-
: efforts made to maintain or restore physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially by trained and licensed professionals
usually hyphenated when used attributively
health-care providers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Baribeau was drawn to the chance to work in the American health care system, free from the financial and regulatory limitations of Canada’s government-run system. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 For a health care system desperate to fill immediate holes in their payroll, there are few options other than temporary workers. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 In a virtual news conference Thursday, IU Health leaders outlined the many challenges that the new law, scheduled to go into effect Sept. 15, has posed for the largest health care system in the state. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 More than 615,000 veterans connected to the VA health care system had confirmed COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to Military Times. Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2022 Last week, University of Louisville Health - Heart Hospital at Jewish Hospital opened, the organization announced, pulling all of the health care system's heart services under one roof. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 My own research in 2017 found that 7% of U.S. women of reproductive age will use one of these methods in their lifetime to try to end a pregnancy outside of the formal health care system. Lauren Ralph, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 But the shift to the regular health care system is going to make the testing landscape more complicated. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2022 Similar support groups have popped up in many states since the pandemic began, with Black people uniting to tackle everything from lingering symptoms to disparities in the nation’s health care system. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

health care

noun

variants or healthcare
: the maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professionals (as in medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, and public health)
We developed penicillin, heart surgery and transplants, among many other breakthroughs that have transformed health care. Thomas Fishbein
Medicare payments for home healthcare will also be reduced by $40 billion over 10 years. Peter Grier
Pregnant health care workers should wash their hands more frequently than usual and be extra-careful when handling infectious objects. Maria LaPiana
sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun
health-care providershealth-care coverage
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