Phrase guide

health centre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A clinic staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Compound of health + centre.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: osasun etxe — clinic
  • Catalan: centre de salut — clinic
  • Catalan: centre d'atenció primària — clinic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保健中心 (bǎojiàn zhōngxīn) — clinic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 衛生院 /卫生院 (wèishēngyuàn) — clinic
  • Finnish: terveyskeskus — clinic
  • Finnish: terveysasema — clinic
  • Galician: centro de saúde — clinic
  • German: Ärztezentrum — clinic
  • Greek: κέντρο υγείας (kéntro ygeías) — clinic
  • Indonesian: puskesmas — clinic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: helsesenter — clinic
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: helsesenter — clinic
  • Portuguese: centro de saúde — clinic
  • Portuguese: posto médico — clinic
  • Portuguese: posto de saúde — clinic
  • Northern Sami: dearvvašvuođaguovddáš — clinic
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-slàinte — clinic
  • Slovene: zdravstveni dom — clinic
  • Spanish: centro de salud — clinic
  • Spanish: centro de atención primaria — clinic
  • Telugu: ఆరోగ్యశాల (ārōgyaśāla) — clinic
  • Welsh: canolfan iechyd — clinic