healthcare
/ˈhelθkeə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हेल्थ्केअर
स्वास्थ्य सेवा
Core word
- 1
[U]
the service of providing medical care
स्वास्थ्य सेवा
- primary healthcare
- Good healthcare should reach every village, not just the big cities of the country.
- The government plans to improve healthcare in rural areas.
+ 2 more examples
- She works in healthcare as a nurse.
- Free healthcare is a major issue in the election.
Synonyms medical care health service treatment
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
healthcare (uncountable)
Healthcare is uncountable and means the services provided to look after people's health. It takes a singular verb and has no plural form.
'Healthcare' uncountable है और लोगों के स्वास्थ्य की देखभाल की सेवाओं को बताता है। यह singular verb लेता है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Healthcare is a major concern in rural areas.
- Access to healthcare has improved in many villages.
healthcare + noun (compound)
Healthcare is often used before another noun to name a sector: healthcare workers, healthcare system, healthcare costs, healthcare provider.
Healthcare प्रायः दूसरे noun से पहले आकर किसी क्षेत्र का नाम बनाता है: healthcare workers, healthcare system, healthcare costs, healthcare provider।
- Healthcare workers were praised during the pandemic.
- The healthcare system needs more doctors in small towns.
health care vs healthcare (spelling)
Both health care and healthcare are used. The one-word form is common in news and official reports. Choose one form in a piece of writing and keep to it.
'Health care' और 'healthcare' दोनों प्रचलित हैं। समाचारों और सरकारी रिपोर्टों में एक शब्द वाला रूप आम है। एक लेखन में एक ही रूप का प्रयोग करें।
- Free health care is available at government hospitals.
- Private healthcare can be expensive.
+Collocations 4
adjective + healthcare
affordableprimaryuniversalprivatepublic
- Affordable healthcare should reach every village.
verb + healthcare
provideaccessimprovefunddeliver
- The scheme aims to provide healthcare for poor families.
healthcare + noun
healthcare systemhealthcare workerhealthcare costshealthcare reformhealthcare facility
- Healthcare costs have risen sharply over the last decade.
healthcare + preposition
healthcare for the elderlyaccess to healthcarespending on healthcare
- The budget raised spending on healthcare.
“More examples 5
- The new hospital will bring modern healthcare to the hill district.
नया अस्पताल पहाड़ी ज़िले में आधुनिक स्वास्थ्य सेवा पहुँचाएगा।
- Radhika wants to work in healthcare after her studies.
राधिका पढ़ाई के बाद स्वास्थ्य सेवा के क्षेत्र में काम करना चाहती है।
- Rural healthcare depends on trained nurses and community workers.
ग्रामीण स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रशिक्षित नर्सों और सामुदायिक कार्यकर्ताओं पर निर्भर करती है।
- Healthcare staff in the city worked long shifts during the outbreak.
प्रकोप के दौरान शहर के स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों ने लंबी पालियों में काम किया।
- The minister promised free healthcare for senior citizens.
मंत्री ने वरिष्ठ नागरिकों के लिए मुफ़्त स्वास्थ्य सेवा का वादा किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The healthcares in rural areas are poor.
✓ Healthcare in rural areas is poor.
Healthcare is uncountable, so it has no plural.
'Healthcare' uncountable है, इसलिए उसका plural नहीं बनता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Health, healthcare and medicine are related but not interchangeable.
Health, healthcare और medicine संबंधित हैं, पर एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लेते।
The services and system that look after people's health.
लोगों के स्वास्थ्य की देखभाल करने वाली सेवाएँ और व्यवस्था।
- Healthcare reaches fewer people in remote areas.
The science of treating illness, or the drug taken for it.
बीमारी के इलाज का विज्ञान, या उसके लिए ली जाने वाली दवा।
- She studies medicine.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
medical care health service treatment
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Primary health centres (PHCs) provide basic healthcare in rural India; Ayushman Bharat (2018) provides health cover.
प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र (PHCs) ग्रामीण भारत में मूल स्वास्थ्य सेवा देते हैं; आयुष्मान भारत (2018) स्वास्थ्य बीमा देता है।