# healthcare

Pronunciation: say "HELTH-kair" US /ˈhɛlθkɛɚ/, UK /ˈhɛlθkɛə/

## Noun

1. Alternative spelling of health care. — Alternative spelling of health care.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of health care. The one-word way to write the same noun.
   - _The new law expanded healthcare to thousands of rural residents._
   - _Rising costs have turned healthcare into a central campaign issue._

## Origin

Formed from the words "health" and "care".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/healthcare (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).