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Definition of primary care noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

primary care

noun
 
/ˌpraɪməri ˈkeə(r)/
 
/ˌpraɪmeri ˈker/
(also primary health care
 
/ˌpraɪməri ˈhelθ keə(r)/
 
/ˌpraɪmeri ˈhelθ ker/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. the medical treatment that you receive first when you are ill, for example from your family doctor
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrimary care is used before these nouns:
    • doctor
    • physician
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