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point of care

point of care noun: the time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.

Noun

point of care (plural points of care)

  1. (attributive, often) The time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.
    • point-of-care diagnostics
    • point-of-care testing
    Synonyms:
    POC

Synonyms of point of care

Forms of point of care

pluralpoints of care
alternative formpoint-of-care

Words formed from point of care

  • point-of-careology

Questions about point of care

What does point of care mean?
Point of care means the time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.
What part of speech is point of care?
Point of care is a noun.
What is the plural of point of care?
The plural of point of care is points of care.

Words near point of care in the dictionary

  1. Point Nemo
  2. point net
  3. point of articulation
  4. Point of Ayr
  5. Point of Bay
  6. point of care
  7. point of contact
  8. point of contention
  9. point of departure
  10. point of difference
  11. point of divergence

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