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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
day nursery
day care center | a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
drygoods
soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
durables
durable goods
consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
| fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental |
| packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale |
| sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
white goods
household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
| white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel |
yard goods
piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
caution
precaution
care
forethought | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger, he exercised caution in opening the door, he handled the vase with care |
| bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
| bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
| 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 |
canned food
canned foods
canned goods
tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
| baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
produce
green goods
green groceries
garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| primary care physician | the physician who provides primary care, the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system |