recovery retrieval | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
hair care haircare hairdressing | care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair |
care maintenance upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
camera care | keeping a camera in good working order |
car care | keeping a car in good working order |
care attention aid tending | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something, no medical care was required, the old car needs constant attention |
primary care | the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere) |
dental care | care for the teeth |
medical care medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
hospitalization hospitalisation hospital care | placing in medical care in a hospital |
nursing care | care by a skilled nurse |
nursing | the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm |
tender loving care TLC | considerate and solicitous care, young children need lots of TLC |
personal care | care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves, can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions |
skin care skincare | care for the skin |
intensive care | close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions |
care charge tutelage guardianship | attention and management implying responsibility for safety, he is in the care of a bodyguard |
nursing breast feeding | nourishing at the breast |
healthcare health care | the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession |
healthcare delivery health care delivery care delivery | the provision of health care |
health care | social insurance for the ill and injured |
primary health care | health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system |
due care ordinary care reasonable care | the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances, the standard for determining legal duty |
foster care | supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home |
great care | more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons, the pilot exercised great care in landing |
slight care | such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise |
childcare child care | a service involving care for other people's children |
daycare day care | childcare during the day while parents work |
bottle feeding bottle nursing bottle | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula, used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
day nursery day care center | a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
home nursing home rest home | an institution where people are cared for, a home for the elderly |
recovery room | a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery |
caution precaution care forethought | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger, he exercised caution in opening the door, he handled the vase with care |
Associate in Nursing AN | an associate degree in nursing |
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing BAN | a bachelor's degree in nursing |
recovery | return to an original state, the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid |
care | a cause for feeling concern, his major care was the illness of his wife |
concern care fear | an anxious feeling, care had aged him, they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction |
extended care facility | a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness) |
coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
nursing | the profession of a nurse |
neonatal intensive care unit NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
nursing school school of nursing | a school for training nurses |
Casualty Care Research Center CCRC | an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care |
health professional primary care provider PCP health care provider caregiver | a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability |
nursing aide nurse's aide | someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training |
primary care physician | the physician who provides primary care, the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system |
Marshall Plan European Recovery Program | a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (-), named after George Marshall |
costs | pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation |