"primary care" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} primary care (uncountable)
  1. (healthcare) 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. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: primary healthcare Related terms: secondary care, quaternary care, tertiary care Translations (medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system): atenció primària [feminine] (Catalan), 基層醫療 /基层医疗 (jīcéng yīliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), primární péče [feminine] (Czech), eerstelijnszorg (english: excludes ER in the Netherlands) [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), perusterveydenhuolto (Finnish), πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη (protováthmia períthalpsi) [feminine] (Greek), општа нега (opšta nega) [feminine] (Macedonian), primärvård [common-gender] (Swedish)
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