healthcare

[ helth-kair ]

noun

1. the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
2. any of the procedures or methods employed in this field.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involved in healthcare:

   healthcare workers; a healthcare center.

Word History and Origins

Origin of healthcare¹

health + care

Example Sentences

The new changes to guidelines recommend you only get tested if you have symptoms, if you’ve been cozied up within six feet of a confirmed positive case for at least 15 minutes, or if your local healthcare provider recommends it.

From Popular-Science

Nonprofits, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals have tried filling in the gaps where the government has largely failed, but it will take time for companies to get systems in place to help everyone who needs it.

From Popular-Science

“The healthcare space is relatively conservative,” says Yonatan Amir, CEO of Israeli health tech firm Diagnostic Robotics.

From Quartz

We are not the first to predict that we will get more and more older people and less young people, which means less people in the workforce to sustain care and healthcare.

From Nautilus

There will not be a renewal in our efforts to strengthen the healthcare system.

From Freakonomics

But if you ask leftists what Cuba is famous for they will usually say something altogether different: healthcare and education.

From The Daily Beast

Here are four reasons to check out the healthcare marketplaces this year.

From The Daily Beast

Increased access to reproductive healthcare has resulted in better maternal and infant health outcomes.

From The Daily Beast

For the first time her children reliably received healthcare and consistently went to school.

From The Daily Beast

He tried to pass healthcare reform but Newt Gingrich and the GOP-controlled House and Senate shot it down.

From The Daily Beast

We will assure quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans.

From Project Gutenberg