medicalaccess
nounUK /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈæksɛs/
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈæksɛs/
Being able to get the doctor and medicine you need to stay healthy.
The new clinic gives the village medicalaccess for the first time.
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2. The right or ability to enter and use medical facilities and services.
Patients in rural areas often struggle with medicalaccess.
3. The ease with which someone can reach doctors, hospitals, or medicines.
Better roads improved medicalaccess across the region.
4. Permission to obtain or use medical records or treatment.
Only authorized staff have medicalaccess to those files.