HyperDic: healthcare

English > 1 sense of the word *healthcare*:
NOUN	act	healthcare, health care	the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession

healthcare > pronunciation
Sounds	hheh'lthkeh.r
Rhymes	affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr...

English > *healthcare*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession.
Synonym	health care
Broader	care, attention, aid, tending	The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Spanish	cuidado, sanidad
Adjectives	nosohusial	taking place related or acquired under home healthcare