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health facility

DEFINITIONS OF: health facility

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n building where medicine is practiced

Synonyms:
healthcare facility, medical building
Types:
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clinic
a healthcare facility for outpatient care
hospital, infirmary
a health facility where patients receive treatment
creche, foundling hospital
a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
dispensary
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse
hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
maternity hospital
a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
military hospital
hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
sanatarium, sanatorium, sanitarium
a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Type of:
building, edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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