medicalstake

noun
UK /ˈmɛdɪkəlsteɪk/
US /ˈmɛdɪkəlsteɪk/

A medicalstake is a strong post that holds up something in a hospital or doctor's office.

The nurse tied the sign to the medicalstake beside the hospital door.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A share or interest in a healthcare company or medical business.

She bought a medicalstake in the new clinic downtown.

3. A pointed stick used as a marker in a medical garden or healing camp.

They planted a medicalstake to mark where the herbs grow.

4. A risky bet or investment in a medical project.

Funding that experiment was a real medicalstake for the lab.