"tertiary care" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tertiary care (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Health care treatment requiring very specialized expertise and advanced equipment and usually delivered within a medical facility. Wikipedia link: tertiary care Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: primary care, secondary care Translations (very specialized healthcare): tertiaarinen hoito (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tertiary_care-en-noun-wx-j7Dl8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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