medical tourism
medical tourism noun: travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
Noun
medical tourism (uncountable)
- Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
- Travelling across international borders to obtain health care.
- In June 2007, the American Medical Association (AMA) provided a clear-eyed assessment of a growing phenomenon: medical tourism. […] Once relegated to facelifts and fat reduction, medical tourism has branched out into almost every kind of procedure, including bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement...2008 October, Mark Jenkins, “Need surgery? Call a travel agent”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 152
medical tourism meaning in Tamil and Arabic
medical tourism in Tamil
- இவைகளையும் காணவும்
medical tourism in Arabic
- type of tourism
- سِيَاحَة عِلَاجِيَّة siyāḥa ʕilājiyya
Synonyms of medical tourism
Questions about medical tourism
- What does medical tourism mean?
- Medical tourism means travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
- What is medical tourism in Tamil?
- Medical tourism in Tamil is இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Medical tourism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is medical tourism?
- Medical tourism is a noun.
Words near medical tourism in the dictionary
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