health care

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health care

  • /ˈhɛlθ ˌkɛə(ɹ)/

noun healthcare · health-care

  1. uncountable The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. I think free health care should also cover nearsightedness.

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noun prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses

Españolasistencia sanitaria, atención médica
한국어의료 uiryo
日本語医療 iryō, ヘルスケア herusukea
中文衛生保健 /卫生保健 wèishēng bǎojiàn, 醫療保健 /医疗保健 yīliáo bǎojiàn, 醫療 /医疗 yīliáo
हिन्दीस्वास्थ्य सेवा svāsthya sevā
Portuguêsassistência médica
Françaissoins de santé
DeutschGesundheitsfürsorge, Gesundheitswesen, medizinische Versorgung
Italianosanità, assistenza sanitaria, servizio sanitario
Ελληνικάφροντίδα υγείας frontída ygeías
Românăîngrijirea sănătății
Русскийздравоохране́ние zdravooxranénije
Tiếng Việty tế
العربيةرِعَايَة صِحِّيَّة riʕāya ṣiḥḥiyya

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@misc{health_care_2026,
  title = {health care},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/health%20care},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}