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home care

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Health care provided in the patient's home by health care professionals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الرِعَايَة المَنْزِلِيَّة — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭護理 /家庭护理 (jiātíng hùlǐ) — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Czech: domácí péče — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Danish: hjemmehjælp — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Dutch: thuiszorg — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Finnish: kotihoito — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Russian: медици́нская по́мощь на дому́ (medicínskaja pómoščʹ na domú) — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Russian: стациона́р на дому́ (stacionár na domú) — health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭護理 /家庭护理 (jiātíng hùlǐ) — health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends
  • Dutch: mantelzorg — health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends
  • Finnish: kotihoito — health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends
  • Russian: дома́шний ухо́д (domášnij uxód) — health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends
  • Russian: ухо́д на дому́ (uxód na domú) — health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends