medical care
noun
Simple meaning
Professional treatment for illness or injury.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɛdəkəlˈkɛɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Professional treatment for illness or injury
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Professional treatment for illness or injury
Used this way, medical care is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
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