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 |
Secretary of Health and Human Services | the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in |
Secretary of Health Education and Welfare | head of a former executive department created in and divided into two departments in |
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 |
cabaret nightclub night club club nightspot | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink, don't expect a good meal at a cabaret, the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night, he played the drums at a jazz club |
club | stout stick that is larger at one end, he carried a club in self defense, he felt as if he had been hit with a club |
club | a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it, he led a small club, clubs were trumps |
club car lounge car | railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs |
club drug | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves |
clubhouse club | a building that is occupied by a social club, the clubhouse needed a new roof |
golf club golflub club | golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball |
golflub head club head club-head clubhead | (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball |
health spa spa health club | a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness |
Indian club | a bottle-shaped club used in exercises |
medical building health facility healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
service club | a recreational center for servicemen |
supper club | usually a small luxurious nightclub |
truncheon nightstick baton billy billystick billy club | a short stout club used primarily by policemen |
bill of health | a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival) |
occupational safety and health act federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
sanitary code health code | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc |
Doctor of Public Health DPH | a doctor's degree in preventive medicine |
clean bill of health | an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition, the doctor gave him a clean bill of health |
Delmonico steak club steak | small steak from the front of the short loin of beef |
club sandwich three-decker triple-decker | made with three slices of usually toasted bread |
health food | any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health |
soda water carbonated water club soda seltzer sparkling water | effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide |
nuclear club | the nations possessing nuclear weapons |
major-league team major-league club | a team that plays in a major league |
minor-league team minor-league club | a team that plays in a minor league |
farm team farm club | a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) |
baseball club ball club club nine | a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together, each club played six home games with teams in its own division |
health profession | the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients |
Department of Health and Human Services Health and Human Services HHS | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare, created in |
United States Public Health Service PHS | an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General, includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health |
National Institutes of Health NIH | an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health, is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government |
Department of Health Education and Welfare | a former executive department of the United States government, created in and divided in |
club social club society guild gild lodge order | a formal association of people with similar interests, he joined a golf club, they formed a small lunch society, men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today |
chess club | a club of people to play chess |
country club | a suburban club for recreation and socializing |
glee club | a club organized to sing together |
golf club | a club of people to play golf |
hunt hunt club | an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport |
investors club | a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly |
jockey club | a club to promote and regulate horse racing |
racket club | club for players of racket sports |
rowing club | a club for rowers |