The healthcare worker
Example: Healthcare worker supports patient care in clinical or community settings
Definition
"The healthcare worker" refers to a person who provides medical or health services, supporting patient care in clinical or community settings. This includes roles such as nurses, doctors, technicians, and other professionals dedicated to maintaining and improving health.
Etymology
The term "the healthcare worker" combines 'healthcare,' derived from Old English 'hæls' meaning health and 'care' from Old English 'caru' meaning concern or attention, with 'worker,' from Old English 'weorc' meaning labor or task. Together, they describe someone engaged in the labor of providing health services.
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"The healthcare worker" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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