socialized medicinenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl.aɪzd ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us/ˌsoʊ.ʃə.laɪzd ˈmed.ɪ.sən/USmedical services provided or paid for by the government for anyone who needs them
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Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- asylum
- detoxification centre
- ear, nose, and throat
- emergency room
- ENT
- er
- Harley Street
- health maintenance organization
- intensive care
- lunatic asylum
- madhouse
- Medicare
- mental hospital
- operating room
- outpatients
- sanitarium
- surgery
- the funny farm
- theatre
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