PRIMARY CARE


Meaning of PRIMARY CARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1970

: health care provided by a medical professional (as a general practitioner, pediatrician, or nurse) with whom a patient has initial contact and by whom the patient may be referred to a specialist — often used attributively

a primary care physician

— called also primary health care — compare secondary care , tertiary care

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.