🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

医療

Pronunciation / Transliteration: iryou

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Healthcare/ˈhɛlθ.kɛr/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"日本には優れた医療制度があります。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.

    "Access to affordable healthcare is a fundamental human right."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'healthcare' is derived from the combination of 'health', which comes from the Old English 'hælu', meaning 'wholeness, a being whole, sound or well', and 'care', which originates from the Old English 'carian', meaning 'to be concerned about'. The term has evolved to encompass a broad range of services aimed at maintaining or improving health.

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