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health care
noun
-
health
care
the
organized
services
and
actions
that
keep
people
healthy
or
treat
them
when
they
are
sick
•
Universal
access
to
health
care
remains
a
goal
in
many
countries
.
Universal
access
to
health care
remains
a
goal
in
many
countries
.
•
After
the
accident
,
Mina
received
excellent
health
care
at
the
city
hospital
.
After
the
accident
,
Mina
received
excellent
health care
at
the
city
hospital
.
From
the
nouns
health
+
care
;
popularized
in
the
20th
century
as
systems
of
medical
services
expanded
.
health-care
adjective
relating
to
the
services
,
workers
,
or
industry
that
treats
illness
and
promotes
health
•
The
health-care
system
struggled
during
the
outbreak
.
The
health-care
system
struggled
during
the
outbreak
.
•
She
works
as
a
health-care
administrator
.
She
works
as
a
health-care
administrator
.
Formed
by
using
the
noun
phrase
health
care
in
an
attributive
role
;
the
hyphen
distinguishes
the
compound
modifier
.
uh-huh
interjection
Used
to
say
yes
or
to
show
clear
agreement
.
•
“
Want
to
play
soccer
after
school
?”—“
uh-huh
,
that
sounds
fun
!”
“
Want
to
play
soccer
after
school
?”—“
uh-huh
,
that
sounds
fun
!”
•
Dad
asked
if
I
had
cleaned
my
room
,
and
I
answered
uh-huh
while
handing
him
the
trash
bag
.
Dad
asked
if
I
had
cleaned
my
room
,
and
I
answered
uh-huh
while
handing
him
the
trash
bag
.
Imitative
formation
from
a
nasalized
form
of
“
huh
,”
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
late
19th
century
.
interjection
Used
to
show
that
you
are
listening
and
understand
,
without
necessarily
agreeing
.
•
While
her
friend
described
the
movie
plot
in
detail
,
Lucy
kept
saying
uh-huh
and
nodding
to
show
she
was
following
.
While
her
friend
described
the
movie
plot
in
detail
,
Lucy
kept
saying
uh-huh
and
nodding
to
show
she
was
following
.
•
On
the
phone
with
tech
support
,
Marcus
murmured
uh-huh
as
the
agent
gave
step-by-step
instructions
.
On
the
phone
with
tech
support
,
Marcus
murmured
uh-huh
as
the
agent
gave
step-by-step
instructions
.
Same
origin
as
the
affirmative
sense
,
but
generalized
to
a
back-channel
listener
response
in
conversation
.