medical tourism

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tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism.

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Also called health tourism .

Origin of medical tourism

First recorded in 1965–70

OTHER WORDS FROM medical tourism

medical tourist, noun

Words nearby medical tourism

medical law, medical marijuana, medical marker, medical psychology, medical record, medical tourism, medical transcriptionist, medicament, Medicare, medicate, medicated

Example sentences from the Web for medical tourism

The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.
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But medical experts say being able to take advantage of American health care almost certainly prolonged his life.
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Slowly, two were opened up, and in 2010 the regional government opened all four Brogpa villages in a push for tourism.
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But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
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William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
William Hewson died; an eminent English anatomist, and medical author.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He wrote on law, medical jurisprudence and political economy, and translated Justinian and Broussais.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
William P. Dewees, a distinguished medical writer, died at Philadelphia.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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