sick call
Americannoun
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a daily formation for those requiring medical attention.
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the period during which this formation is held.
Etymology
Origin of sick call
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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You can’t get to sick call when we should be able to.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2020
But the referral never happened, according to the deposition of a nurse who saw Jaramillo at his last sick call.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2016
Returning to the medical station, he held a sick call attended by approximately twenty-five to thirty men.
From Time ● Aug. 23, 2016
“We do our sick call every day,” she recently told The Post.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2016
We went to sick call at the hospital, but the thermometer registered only 102 degrees, not enough to admit her to the wards.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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