Healthcare — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Healthcare

Healthcare (noun)

1. efforts made to maintain, restore, or promote someone's physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially when performed by trained and licensed professionals —sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun
2. the people and organizations that provide health care —sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun
3. health care provided by a medical professional (such as a general practitioner, pediatrician, or nurse) with whom a patient has initial contact and by whom the patient may be referred to a specialist —often used before another noun —called also primary health care