primary care

noun

The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.

Meanings

nounprimary care (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.
    1 more example

    In early 2002, Kaohsiung City Medical Association (the respondent), in an official letter drafted by Disciplinary Committee Director Chen Si-Chuan and sent to members in the name of association Chairman Hsiao Chi-wen, notified members that beginning in February 2002 on a trial basis, primary care clinics in the association's northern and southern jurisdiction would begin a rotating holiday system on Sundays, with those clinics in the southern jurisdiction (the city's Hsinhsing, Lingya, Hsiaokang, Chienchin and Chienchen districts) closing on those Sundays falling on even-numbered dates and those clinics in the northern jurisdiction (the city's Sanmin, Tsoying, Nantze, Chichin, Kushan and Yencheng districts) closing on those Sunday falling on odd-numbered dates.

    2008 December 18, “Ex-officio investigation by the Fair Trade Commission into Kaohsiung City Medical Association's restriction that members of primary care clinic must not see patients every other Sunday, in violation of the Fair Trade Law”, in Fair Trade Commission, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022

    Synonyms: primary healthcare

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.

Translations

Bulgarian първи́чна медици́нска по́мощ
  • първи́чна медици́нска по́мощ (părvíčna medicínska pómošt)medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Catalan atenció primària
  • atenció primàriamedical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Chinese Mandarin 基層醫療 /基层医疗
  • 基層醫療 /基层医疗 (jīcéng yīliáo)medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Czech primární péče
  • primární péčemedical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Dutch eerstelijnszorg
  • eerstelijnszorgmedical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Finnish perusterveydenhuolto
  • perusterveydenhuoltomedical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Greek πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη
  • πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη (protováthmia períthalpsi)medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Swedish primärvård
  • primärvårdmedical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system
Cite this entry
APA

primary care. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20care

MLA

“primary care.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20care. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primary care,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20care.

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