noun
health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system
• Hypernyms: ↑health care
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nounsee primary care
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primary health care UK US noun [uncountable]
primary care
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primary health care,
rudimentary medical service, including physical examination, assistance in childbirth, and care of the sick and injured by dispensing medicine and treatment for certain conditions.
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= ↑primary care
Useful english dictionary. 2012.