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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHealth crisis
/hɛlθ ˈkraɪ.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A critical situation arising from the widespread outbreak of disease, severe environmental factors, or systemic failures that drastically impact public health.
"The rapid spread of the novel virus triggered an unprecedented global health crisis." - 2
A severe breakdown or emergency within a healthcare delivery system that compromises patient care and safety.
"Staff shortages and inadequate funding have led to a severe health crisis in regional hospitals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of Middle English 'helthe' (from Old English 'hǣlþ') meaning wholeness or soundness, and 'crisis' (from Ancient Greek 'krisis' meaning turning point or decisive moment). The compound term emerged in modern public health discourse to describe widespread emergencies impacting population well-being.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Health crisis" is said worldwide
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crise sanitaire
Transliteration: kʁiz sa.ni.tɛʁ
"Le pays fait face à une grave crise sanitaire."
Gesundheitskrise
Transliteration: ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪtsˌkʁiː.zə
"Die Regierung hat Maßnahmen gegen die Gesundheitskrise ergriffen."
crisi sanitaria
Transliteration: ˈkri.zi sa.niˈta.rja
"La crisi sanitaria ha messo alla prova il sistema economico."
crisis sanitaria
Transliteration: ˈkɾi.sis sa.niˈta.ɾja
"El hospital está preparado para cualquier crisis sanitaria."
crise sanitária
Transliteration: ˈkɾi.zi sɐ.niˈta.ɾjɐ
"O mundo uniu-se para combater a crise sanitária."
स्वास्थ्य संकट
Transliteration: swasthya sankat
"देश इस समय एक गंभीर स्वास्थ्य संकट का सामना कर रहा है।"
卫生危机
Transliteration: wèi shēng wēi jī
"这场卫生危机对全球经济产生了深远影响。"
보건 위기
Transliteration: bogeon wigi
"정부는 새로운 보건 위기에 신속히 대응했다."
健康危機
Transliteration: kenkō kiki
"世界各国が健康危機への対策を急いでいる。"
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