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1 health maintenance organization
noun (( abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members.) (ente sanitario americano)English-Italian dictionary > health maintenance organization
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2 ♦ health
♦ health /hɛlɵ/n. [u]1 salute; sanità: good [poor] health, buona [cattiva] salute; health problems, problemi di salute; ill health, cattiva salute; mental health, igiene mentale; to be bad for one's health, essere dannoso alla salute di q.; Ministry of Health, Ministero della sanità; My grandmother's health is improving, mia nonna sta meglio di salute2 (fig.) prosperità● (in GB) ( local) health authority, autorità sanitaria locale (abbr. ASL) □ (med.) health card (o book), libretto sanitario □ health care, assistenza sanitaria: the health-care sector, il settore sanitario □ (in GB) health centre, centro sanitario (o di medicina preventiva); poliambulatorio □ health certificate, certificato medico; certificato di sana costituzione □ health clinic, consultorio; ambulatorio □ health club, centro di benessere □ (spec. GB) health farm = health spa ► sotto □ health food, alimenti naturali; alimenti biologici □ health freak, fanatico della salute; salutista □ health inspection, controllo sanitario □ health insurance, assicurazione sanitaria; assicurazione contro le malattie □ health maintenance organization ► HMO □ health officer, ufficiale sanitario □ health resort, luogo di cura; stazione climatica □ health risk, rischio per la salute; rischio sanitario □ health salts, sali lassativi □ health spa, clinica della salute ( per cure dimagranti, ecc.) □ health tourism, turismo sanitario ( viaggi all'estero per ottenere cure meno costose); ( anche) turismo della salute ( alle terme, ecc.) □ (in GB) health visitor, assistente sanitario a domicilio □ bill of health = bill of health ► bill (2) □ to drink (to) sb. 's health, bere alla salute di q.; fare un brindisi a q. □ Your ( good) health!, alla tua (salute)! -
3 health
[helθ]1) salute f.; fig. (of economy) stato m. di salute; (of environment) (buone) condizioni f.pl.2) (in toasts)to drink (to) sb.'s health — bere alla salute di qcn.
* * *[helƟ]1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) salute2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) salute•- healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's health* * *[helθ]1) salute f.; fig. (of economy) stato m. di salute; (of environment) (buone) condizioni f.pl.2) (in toasts)to drink (to) sb.'s health — bere alla salute di qcn.
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4 HMO
* * *HMOsigla( USA, Health Maintenance Organization), Compagnia di assicurazione sanitaria; mutua medico-assistenziale privata. -
5 HMO n abbr Am
[ˌeɪtʃɛm'əʊ](= health maintenance organization) organo per la salvaguardia della salute pubblica
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