medical evacuation
medevac
medivac | the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care |
checkup
medical checkup
medical examination
medical exam
medical
health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
| medical diagnosis | identification of a disease from its symptoms |
prognosis
prospect
medical prognosis | a prediction of the course of a disease |
| medical practice | the practice of medicine |
medical care
medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
| medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
| community service | an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence |
| community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
community center
civic center | a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities |
dressing
medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
| medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
medicine
medical specialty | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
medical history
medical record
anamnesis | the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient |
medical bill
doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
MEDLARS | relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature |
| medical report | a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient |
| community biotic community | (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other |
Jemaah Islamiyah
JI
Islamic Group Islamic Community
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
Malaysia Militant Group | a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in and trained by al-Qaeda, supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia |
| medical institution | an institution created for the practice of medicine |
| community chest | a charity supported by individual subscriptions, defrays the demands on a community for social welfare |
legal profession
bar
legal community | the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction, he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey |
medical profession
medical community | the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine |
businessmen
business community | the body of individuals who manage businesses |
| community of scholars | the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees |
European Union
EU
European Community
EC
European Economic Community
EEC
Common Market
Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
| community | a group of people living in a particular local area, the team is drawn from all parts of the community |
| community | a group of nations having common interests, they hoped to join the NATO community |
| speech community | people sharing a given language or dialect |
| community college | a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community |
medical school
school of medicine | a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree |
Intelligence Community
National Intelligence Community
United States Intelligence Community
IC | a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government, headed by the Director of Central Intelligence |
residential district
residential area
community | a district where people live, occupied primarily by private residences |
| planned community | a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents |
retirement community
retirement complex | a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life |
| bedroom community | a community where many commuters live |
| medical center | the part of a city where medical facilities are centered |
almoner
medical social worker | an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
cardiologist
heart specialist
heart surgeon | a specialist in cardiology, a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart |
coroner
medical examiner | a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes |
ear doctor
ear specialist
otologist | a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases |
extern
medical extern | a nonresident doctor or medical student, connected with a hospital but not living there |
fingerprint expert
fingerprint specialist
fingerprint man | a specialist in identifying fingerprints |
intern
interne
houseman
medical intern | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) |
| medical assistant | a person trained to assist medical professionals |
medical officer
medic | a medical practitioner in the armed forces |
medical practitioner
medical man | someone who practices medicine |
| medical scientist | a scientist who studies disease processes |