Health care

Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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hospital library

Health care; Hospitals

Provides materials for research, as well as video tapes, films, books, publications, and periodicals, etc. that can be checked out.

image guided radiation therapy

Health care; Hospitals

Automated system for image-guided radiation therapy that enables clinicians to obtain high-resolution x-ray images to pinpoint tumor sites, adjust patient positioning when ...

in-house pharmacy

Health care; Hospitals

A pharmacy located inside the hospital.

intensity modulated radiation therapy

Health care; Hospitals

A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy, which improves the targeting of treatment delivery in a way that is likely to decrease damage to normal tissues and allows varying ...

intermediate nursing care

Health care; Hospitals

Provides health-related services to residents with a variety of physical conditions or functional disabilities. These residents do not require the care provided by a hospital or ...