Les soins de santé
Example: Les soins de santé sont essentiels pour une vie saine.
Definition
"Les soins de santé" refers to the various services provided to individuals or communities to maintain or improve their health. These include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation activities aimed at ensuring overall well-being and managing illnesses or injuries.
Etymology
The term "les soins de santé" comes from French, where "soins" means care or treatment, and "santé" means health. Together, they literally translate to health care, highlighting the focus on providing care to support or restore health. Did you know? The word "soins" originates from the Latin word 'sollicitare,' meaning to worry or take care, emphasizing the attentive nature of health care.
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"Les soins de santé" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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