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medical desert

medical desert noun: a (usually rural) region whose population has inadequate access to healthcare.

Noun

medical desert (plural medical deserts)

  1. (US) A (usually rural) region whose population has inadequate access to healthcare.

Forms of medical desert

pluralmedical deserts

Questions about medical desert

What does medical desert mean?
Medical desert means a (usually rural) region whose population has inadequate access to healthcare.
What part of speech is medical desert?
Medical desert is a noun.
What is the plural of medical desert?
The plural of medical desert is medical deserts.

Words near medical desert in the dictionary

  1. medical centers
  2. medical certificate
  3. medical certificates
  4. medical condition
  5. medical conditions
  6. medical desert
  7. medical deserts
  8. medical doctor
  9. medical doctors
  10. medical emergencies
  11. medical emergency

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