allied health

noun

The range of health care services outside the scope of the medicine, dentistry and nursing professions, e.g. music therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, etc.

Meanings

nounallied health (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe range of health care services outside the scope of the medicine, dentistry and nursing professions, e.g. music therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, etc.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 聯合保健 /联合保健, 輔助醫療 /辅助医疗
  • 聯合保健 /联合保健 (liánhé bǎojiàn)health care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
  • 輔助醫療 /辅助医疗 (fǔzhù yīliáo)health care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
Finnish hyvinvointipalvelut
  • hyvinvointipalveluthealth care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
French paramédical
  • paramédicalhealth care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
Indonesian paramedis
  • paramedishealth care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
Malay kesihatan bersekutu
  • kesihatan bersekutuhealth care services outside the scope of the medicine profession
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