🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

cuidados continuados

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuiˈdadus kõtinuˈadus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Continuous care/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs kɛər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O hospital oferece uma rede de cuidados continuados de excelência."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Medical or social support that is seamlessly maintained across different settings, providers, and levels of acuity without disruption.

    "The hospital system emphasizes continuous care to ensure patients do not fall through the cracks after discharge."
  2. 2

    An uninterrupted provision of monitoring and assistance tailored to an individual's evolving needs over a lifetime or long-term illness.

    "Facilities offering continuous care allow elderly residents to transition smoothly from independent living to skilled nursing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English 'continuen' (from Latin 'continuare', meaning to join together or continue) combined with 'care' (from Old English 'caru' or 'cearu', meaning sorrow, anxiety, or charge/attention). The compound phrase evolved in modern medical and social administration contexts to signify unbroken, seamless, and integrated attention provided to patients over time.

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