healthcare
healthcare — noun
1. The range of medical services and programs that a government, company, or instit
The range of medical services and programs that a government, company, or institution offers to maintain people's health and to treat them when they become sick.
The government plans to invest more in public healthcare for rural communities.
collocation: public healthcare
Naoko works as a nurse in a healthcare centre near her hometown in Kyoto.
noun modifier: healthcare centre
Without insurance, many families cannot afford private healthcare in this country.
Access to free healthcare is considered a basic right in most wealthy nations.
Adaeze's doctor recommended better nutrition as part of preventive healthcare.
- medical care
more narrowly focused on direct treatment by doctors and hospitals; healthcare is a broader term that includes prevention, public health, and administration
- health services
stresses the organizational and system side; commonly used in official or policy contexts
- health provision
more formal and common in British English; often refers to government-funded systems
用法筆記
Healthcare is an uncountable noun; it does not take 'a' or appear in plural form. The two-word spelling 'health care' is still used, especially in older or British publications, but the one-word form 'healthcare' is now standard in most dictionaries and style guides.