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 |
day nursery day care center | a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
caution precaution care forethought | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger, he exercised caution in opening the door, he handled the vase with care |
marching orders | an order from a superior officer for troops to depart |
walking papers marching orders | (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge |
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 |
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 |
treat care for | provide treatment for, The doctor treated my broken leg, The nurses cared for the bomb victims, The patient must be treated right away or she will die, Treat the infection with antibiotics |
worry care c | be concerned with, I worry about my grades |
care for cherish hold dear treasure | be fond of, be attached to |
care | feel concern or interest, I really care about my work, I don't care |
care a hang give a hoot give a hang give a dam | show no concern or interest, always used in the negative, I don't give a hoot, She doesn't give a damn about her job |
wish care like | prefer or wish to do something, Do you care to try this dish?, Would you like to come along to the movies? |
care for | have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) |
entrust intrust trust confide commit | confer a trust upon, The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret, I commit my soul to God |
entrust leave | put into the care or protection of someone, He left the decision to his deputy, leave your child the nurse's care |
take orders | be ordained, enter the Christian ministry, She took orders last month |
manage deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
take care mind | be in charge of or deal with, She takes care of all the necessary arrangements |