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The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, healthcare
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the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: medical care, medical aid
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
първи́чна медици́нска по́мощ
(pǎrvíčna medicínska pómošt)
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Catalan:
atenció primària
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Chinese Mandarin:
基層醫療 /基层医疗
(jīcéng yīliáo)
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Czech:
primární péče
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Dutch:
eerstelijnszorg
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Finnish:
perusterveydenhuolto
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Greek:
πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη
(protováthmia períthalpsi)
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Macedonian:
општа нега
(opšta nega)
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
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Swedish:
primärvård
— medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system