: medical care provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by a primary care physician compare primary care, tertiary care
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCompared to 2019, that was about 50 minutes of extra secondary care per day for men and 66 minutes of extra time for women. Lila Maclellan, Quartz, 22 July 2021 The need right now is to address primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care. Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1976, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
secondary care
noun
: medical care that is provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by a primary care physician and that requires more specialized knowledge, skill, or equipment than the primary care physician can provide compare primary care, tertiary care