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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Specialized medical care given typically at a teaching hospital or research facility and usually preceded by referral from other physicians.
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- noun medicine
Health care treatment requiring veryspecialized expertise andadvanced equipment and usually delivered within a medicalfacility .
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