health care meaning

UK /hɛlθ kɛə/ US /hɛlθ kɛr/ 2 syllables

health care (noun): social insurance for the ill and injured.

health care has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

health care as a noun

  1. social insurance for the ill and injured

    Type of: social insurance

    Kinds: Medicare, Medicaid, primary health care

  2. the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession

    Synonyms: healthcare

    Type of: care

How to pronounce health care

health care is pronounced /hɛlθ kɛə/ in British English and /hɛlθ kɛr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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