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MEDICAL CARE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Professional treatment for illness or injury

Synonyms:

medical aid; medical care

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("medical care" is a kind of...):

intervention; treatment (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))

Meronyms (parts of "medical care"):

medical diagnosis (identification of a disease from its symptoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medical care"):

intensive care (close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions)

homeopathy; homoeopathy (a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated)

allopathy (the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself)

anticoagulation (the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood)

digitalisation; digitalization (the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders)

disinfection (treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms)

detoxification (treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver))

defibrillation (treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator))

bloodletting (formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))

injection; shot (the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe)

hospice (a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill)

holistic medicine (medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors)

bandaging; binding; dressing (the act of applying a bandage)

irrigation ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)

nursing care (care by a skilled nurse)

therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

hospital care; hospitalisation; hospitalization (placing in medical care in a hospital)

aftercare (care and treatment of a convalescent patient)

primary care (the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere))

Credits

 Context examples: 

Persons who can be trained to guide and support those requiring assistance obtaining medical care.

(Patient Navigator, NCI Thesaurus)

The staff provides medical care, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy.

(Nursing Homes, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

A person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment, or who is registered with medical professional or institution with the purpose to receive medical care when necessary.

(Patient, NCI Thesaurus)

Get medical care right away if you have these signs.

(Ectopic Pregnancy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

You need to get medical care right away for any fracture.

(Fractures, NIH)

A person who receives medical care for the purpose of treating, diagnosing or preventing cancer.

(Cancer Patient, NCI Thesaurus)

The physician responsible for the administration and medical care a patient receives.

(Attending Physician, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called standard medical care, standard of care, and standard therapy.

(Best practice, NCI Dictionary)

To prevent botulism: • Be very careful when canning foods at home • Do not let babies eat honey • Get prompt medical care for infected wounds

(Botulism, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Compared to women, men are more likely to: • Smoke and drink • Make unhealthy or risky choices • Put off regular checkups and medical care

(Men's Health, NIH)