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Definition of healthcare noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

healthcare

noun
 
 
/ˈhelθ keə(r)/
 
/ˈhelθ ker/
(also health care)
[uncountable]
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  1. the service of providing medical care
    • the costs of healthcare for the elderly
    • community healthcare
    • healthcare workers/professionals
    Topics Healthcareb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHealth care is used before these nouns:
    • benefit
    • cost
    • coverage
    • …
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