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major medical
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noun
insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
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Origin of major medical
First recorded in 1950–55; ellipsis of major medical expense insurance plan
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