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English noun: health care

1. health care (act) social insurance for the ill and injured


Broader (hypernym)social insurance


Narrower (hyponym)Medicaid, Medicare, primary health care

2. health care (act) the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession


Synonymshealthcare


Broader (hypernym)aid, attention, care, tending









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