medical tourism en · NOUN
Meanings
- (derogatory, uncountable) Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
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(uncountable) Travelling across international borders to obtain health care.
In June 2007, the American Medical Association (AMA) provided a clear-eyed assessment of a growing phenomenon: medical tourism. […] Once relegated to facelifts and fat reduction, medical tourism has branched out into almost every kind of procedure, including bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement, angioplasty, knee reconstruction, and spinal fusion.
2008 October, Mark Jenkins, “Need surgery? Call a travel agent”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 152:
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Translations (17)
fi terveysturismi (type of tourism) · es turismo sanitario (type of tourism) · ja メディカル・ツーリズム (type of tourism) · pt viagens de saúde (type of tourism) · fr tourisme médical (type of tourism) · ja 医療観光 (type of tourism) · pt viagens para tratamento de saúde (type of tourism) · pt turismo médico (type of tourism) · de Medizintourismus (type of tourism) · es turismo de salud (type of tourism) · cmn 醫療旅遊 /医疗旅游 (type of tourism) · ru медици́нский тури́зм (type of tourism) · pt viagens médicas (type of tourism) · pl turystyka medyczna (type of tourism) · pt turismo de saúde (type of tourism) · ar سِيَاحَة عِلَاجِيَّة (type of tourism) · es turismo médico (type of tourism)