health (noun)
31Health Savings Account — UK US (also health savings account) noun [C] (ABBREVIATION HSA) INSURANCE ► in the US, a type of medical insurance that allows people to pay an amount of money into an account each month without paying tax on that money. Health Savings Accounts… …
32health risk assessment — UK US noun [C] INSURANCE ► a set of questions relating to someone s health that insurance companies ask before deciding whether to give them health insurance or how much they should pay for health insurance: »Any employee who s going to be… …
33health resort — noun A place noted for its health giving conditions, esp its salubrious climate • • • Main Entry: ↑health * * * health resort, a resort for improvement of health, often with baths, mineral springs, and sports facilities …
34health care — noun coverage, health coverage, health insurance, health protection, medical coverage, medical insurance, medical plan, plan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
35health claim — UK US noun [C] ► MARKETING a statement on a food or drink product, or in its advertising, that says that it is good for your health: »Health claims like low fat, fat free and 80% fat free confuse consumers. ► INSURANCE a request to an insurance… …
36health care — health ,care noun uncount ** the services that take care of people s health: Homeless people need better access to health care. ╾ health|care [ helθ,ker ] adjective …
37Health and Human Services — noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 • Syn: ↑Department of Health and Human Services, ↑HHS • Hypernyms: ↑executive department • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
38health officer — noun : an officer charged with the enforcement of laws relating to health and sanitation : an executive officer under the direction of a health department or similar public body * * * an official who administers laws pertaining to health, esp.… …
39health physicist — noun : a specialist in health physics * * * health physics, the field of study that deals with the effects of radioactive radiation on health, including protection against radiation and treatment of those exposed to it. –health physicist …
40health maintenance organization — ➔ HMO * * * health maintenance organization UK US noun [C] INSURANCE ► HMO(Cf. ↑HMO) …
