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CARE FOR
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide treatment for
Example:
Treat the infection with antibiotics
Synonyms:
care for; treat
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "care for"):
analyse; analyze; psychoanalyse; psychoanalyze (subject to psychoanalytic treatment)
burn; cauterise; cauterize (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent)
pack (treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood)
shock (subject to electrical shocks)
cup; transfuse (treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin)
bleed; leech; phlebotomise; phlebotomize (draw blood)
medicate; medicine (treat medicinally, treat with medicine)
operate; operate on (perform surgery on)
splint (support with a splint)
dress (apply a bandage or medication to)
relieve; remedy (provide relief for)
administer; dispense (give or apply (medications))
manipulate (treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed)
nurse (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury)
vet (provide (a person) with medical care)
doctor (give medical treatment to)
iodise; iodize (treat with iodine so as to prevent infection)
irrigate (supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting)
detox; detoxify (treat for alcohol or drug dependence)
insufflate (treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity)
correct (treat a defect)
purge (excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body))
massage (give a massage to)
hyperventilate (produce hyperventilation in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Did he care for his foot?
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be fond of; be attached to
Synonyms:
care for; cherish; hold dear; treasure
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "care for" is one way to...):
love (have a great affection or liking for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "care for"):
yearn (have affection for; feel tenderness for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot care for Sue
Sam and Sue care for the movie
Sense 3
Meaning:
Have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Hypernyms (to "care for" is one way to...):
like (find enjoyable or agreeable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Context examples:
Obstetricians also care for the fetus (unborn baby), treat problems with pregnancy, and deliver babies.
(Obstetrician, NCI Dictionary)
Comprehensive Cancer Centers must also conduct activities in outreach and education, and provide information on advances in health care for both health care professionals and the public.
(NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
They have contracts with health care providers and medical facilities to provide care for members at reduced costs.
(Managed Care, NIH)
This instrument consists of 3 sections, no special care needed, unable to work, and unable to care for one's self and is completed by a clinician based on their observations.
(Karnofsky Performance Status Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A PA may take medical histories, do physical exams, take blood and urine samples, care for wounds, and give injections and immunizations.
(PA, NCI Dictionary)
Person under a physician's care for a particular disease or condition.
(Patient, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Ma foi! there were those who wished that he would have less care for their souls and a little more for their bodies!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
What does the law of England care for the rivers of blood shed years ago in San Pedro, or for the shipload of treasure which this man has stolen?
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A physician assistant may take medical histories, do physical exams, take blood and urine samples, care for wounds, and give injections and immunizations.
(Physician assistant, NCI Dictionary)
Requires occasional assistance, but is able to care for most personal needs.
(Karnofsky Performance Status 60, NCI Thesaurus)
