state medicine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state medicine
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The Politburo had issued an emergency order to immediately release and quickly distribute state medicine reserves and for pharmacies to open for 24-hour shifts, but Kim said such steps weren’t being properly implemented.
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2022
The Politburo had issued an emergency order to immediately release and quickly distribute state medicine reserves and for pharmacies to switch over to 24-hour shifts, but Kim said such steps weren’t being properly implemented.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2022
Damned thus were all paternalistic, social institutions such as voluntary sickness insurance, compulsory sickness insurance, state medicine, mental hygiene.
From Time Magazine Archive
His own attitude on state medicine is still fuzzy.*
From Time Magazine Archive
The noble lord is a homoeopathist in state medicine.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
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