The healthcare clinic
Example: Healthcare clinic offers basic medical services without hospital admission
Definition
"The healthcare clinic" refers to a medical facility that provides basic and preventive health services, such as check-ups, diagnosis, and treatment, usually without the need for hospital admission. It serves as an accessible point of care for non-emergency medical needs.
Etymology
The term "the healthcare clinic" combines 'healthcare', derived from Old English 'hǣl' meaning 'health' and 'care' from Old English 'caru' meaning 'concern or attention', with 'clinic', which originates from the Greek word 'klinein' meaning 'to lean' or 'bed', referring historically to bedside treatment. Did you know? The word 'clinic' originally described a place where patients received care lying down.
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"The healthcare clinic" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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