HEALTH PROFESSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("health profession" is a kind of...):

profession (the body of people in a learned occupation)

Meronyms (members of "health profession"):

caregiver; health care provider; health professional; PCP; primary care provider (a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "health profession"):

medical community; medical profession (the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine)

nursing (the profession of a nurse)