health care provider

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health care provider
one who provides medical or nursing treatment; person who helps in identifying illness or disability

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Health professional
A health professional or healthcare provider is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families or communities.

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health care provider

Noun
1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
(synonym) health professional, caregiver
(hypernym) professional, professional person
(hyponym) bonesetter
(member-holonym) health profession


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HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
A person who is trained and licensed to give health care. Also, a place that is licensed to give health care. Doctors, nurses, and hospitals are examples of health care providers. 

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