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Definition of health service noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

health service

noun
 
/ˈhelθ sɜːvɪs/
 
/ˈhelθ sɜːrvɪs/
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  1. a public service providing medical care
    • a shortage of labour in the health service
    • Federal health policies should ensure the provision of adequate health services.
    • The health service can't provide cosmetic surgery.
    see also National Health Service
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