"primary care" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Wikipedia link: primary care Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Healthcare 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): 基層醫療 (Chinese Mandarin), 基层医疗 (jīcéng yīliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), primární péče [feminine] (Czech), perusterveydenhuolto (Finnish), πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη (protováthmia períthalpsi) [feminine] (Greek), општа нега (opšta nega) [feminine] (Macedonian), primärvård [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-primary_care-en-noun-ok5n9sUf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: government, healthcare

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