Center
Center (Medicine)
Center (pronounced: /ˈsɛntər/), in the context of medicine, refers to a specialized facility or department within a hospital that focuses on a specific area of health or disease. The term is derived from the Latin centrum, meaning "middle point".
Etymology
The term "center" comes from the Latin centrum, which means "middle point". In the medical context, it refers to a specialized department or facility that is the focal point for a specific area of health or disease.
Related Terms
- Hospital: A health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
- Clinic: A healthcare facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients.
- Department: A specialized division within a hospital or medical center.
- Specialty (medicine): A branch of medical practice that is focused on a particular group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy.
- Healthcare: The maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Center
- Wikipedia's article - Center
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