"hello nurse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hello nurses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hello nurse (plural hello nurses)
  1. (informal) A nurse (healthcare practitioner) whose role is to greet and briefly assess incoming patients prior to treatment. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hello_nurse-en-noun-Sw7tJm3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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