urgent care
Americannoun
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medical care and services provided, typically in an urgent care center, to people with urgent but not serious medical problems.
access to urgent care.
Etymology
Origin of urgent care
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Walmart launched External link Better Care at the start of the year, using third-party virtual care providers for conditions ranging from urgent care to mental health.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Orange County has reported a measles case in a young adult who potentially exposed people at a gym and urgent care center in Ladera Ranch, as well as a case in a toddler.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Six others were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital requiring urgent care, after migrants got into difficulty boarding a boat near Calais on Wednesday morning.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The first is coverage of day-to-day preventive care that includes medications to manage a chronic condition or quick visits to urgent care.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
She didn’t know where the closest urgent care was, but she was sure it wasn’t within walking distance.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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