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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But urgent care addresses acute illness or injury and doesn’t usually detect the gradual changes that can become disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The South Eastern Health Trust said Lagan Valley Hospital's urgent care centre is closed because of the strike action.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The two crew still on board -- one British and one Dutch -- needed urgent care, WHO said.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Video from inside the animal urgent care shows the tiny puppy sitting outside the entrance and jumping up on the door before staff members spotted it at 4:11 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
“They’re coming, but they want me to take him to urgent care and meet us there.”
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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