tertiary care — n highly specialized medical care usu. over an extended period of time that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state of the art facilities compare primary care, secondary care * * * the… … Medical dictionary
tertiary care — tertiary ,care noun uncount a very high standard of care provided in hospitals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tertiary care — noun : highly specialized medical care usually over an extended period of time that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state of the art facilities compare primary care herein * * * Med. the … Useful english dictionary
tertiary care — /ˈtɜʃəri kɛə/ (say tershuhree kair) noun Medicine the care given by a health care provider to whom a patient is referred by a primary or secondary health care provider for specialised treatments. Compare primary care, secondary care …
tertiary care — noun Date: 1979 highly specialized medical care usually over an extended period of time that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state of the art facilities compare primary care, secondary… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tertiary care — the specialized services provided by centres equipped with diagnostic and treatment facilities not available at general hospitals. Compare: primary care, secondary care … The new mediacal dictionary
tertiary care — Med. the aspect of in patient care dealing with illnesses or conditions requiring specialized techniques, as coronary artery bypass surgery, renal hemodialysis, and treatment of severe burns. * * * … Universalium
tertiary care — UK / US noun [uncountable] a very high standard of care provided in hospitals … English dictionary
Tertiary (disambiguation) — Tertiary (from Latin tertiarius ) is an adjective meaning third or third hand . It may refer to:* The Tertiary period of the geologic time scale. * Tertiaries, members of a Third order (lay folk connected with a Mendicant Order). * Ternary… … Wikipedia
Tertiary referral hospital — A tertiary referral hospital, tertiary referral center or tertiary care center is a term without a formal definition which in the United States generally refers to: *a major hospital that usually has a full complement of services including… … Wikipedia
