health authoritynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈhelθ ɔːˌθɒr.ɪ.ti/us/ˈhelθ əˌθɔːr.ə.t̬i/in the UK, an organization that is responsible for hospitals and medical services in a particular area
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Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- asylum
- detoxification centre
- ear, nose, and throat
- emergency room
- ENT
- er
- health maintenance organization
- intensive care
- lunatic asylum
- madhouse
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- mental hospital
- operating room
- outpatients
- sanitarium
- surgery
- the funny farm
- theatre
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