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HEALTHCARE FACILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Building where medicine is practiced
Synonyms:
health facility; healthcare facility; medical building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("healthcare facility" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "healthcare facility"):
clinic (a healthcare facility for outpatient care)
hospital; infirmary (a health facility where patients receive treatment)