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tertiary health care

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tertiary health care,
a specialized, highly technical level of health care that includes diagnosis and treatment of disease and disability. Specialized intensive care units, advanced diagnostic support services, and highly specialized personnel are usually characteristic of tertiary health care. It offers highly centralized care to the population of a large region and in some cases to the world.

tertiary health care (ter´shēer´ē),
n a specialized, highly technical level of health care that includes diagnosis and treatment of disease and disability in sophisticated large research and teaching hospitals. Specialized intensive care units, advanced diagnostic support services, and highly specialized personnel are characteristic of tertiary health care services.


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