healthcare

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈhɛlθkɛr/ · UK /ˈhelθkeə/

healthcare means: Services that prevent illness and care for people who are sick.

noun

MEDICAL SERVICESB1

Services that prevent illness and care for people who are sick.

Everyone needs good healthcare.
Healthcare workers helped the injured people.
The government plans to improve access to healthcare.

Similar words: medical care, health care

Common phrases: healthcare services, healthcare workers, access to healthcare

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healthcare in other languages

Türkçe: sağlık hizmetleri
Español: atención sanitaria, atención médica
Français: soins de santé, soins médicaux
Deutsch: Gesundheitsversorgung, medizinische Versorgung
Italiano: assistenza sanitaria
日本語: 医療, 医療サービス

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