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healthcare en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhɛltkɛɚ/ Dublin
• /ˈhɛlθkɛɚ/ (US)
• /ˈhɛltkɛɐ/ Dublin

Etymology

Etymology tree English health Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care English healthcare From health + care.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative spelling of health care.
   alt of health care
   • Healthcare patients or consumers often need help in addressing these seven problems. 2011, Bruce S. Jansson, Improving Healthcare through Advocacy, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 3:
   • All in all, a terrific burden is being placed on employers, especially in healthcare, as legislation regulating safety in the workplace proliferates, and it appears that OSHA is beginning to take training and other violations seriously as well. 1990, Scott Alan Stewart, Videodiscs in Healthcare: A Guide to the Industry:
   • There are many groups trying to claim healthcare marketing as part of their activity. 1985, William J. Winston, “Mission and Future Applications of the Proceedings”, in Professional Practice in Health Care Marketing: Proceedings of the American College of Healthcare Marketing:

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Deriveds

TrumpCare · healthcare practitioner · preventive healthcare · nonhealthcare · healthcare professional · BernieCare · ObamaCare · Bidencare · RomneyCare · telehealthcare · HillaryCare · Canadian healthcare