Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point of care

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables
point of -care
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

points of care (plural) point-of-care (alternative)

Phrases

point-of-careology

Frequently Paired Words

POCT POCUS point of service point of contact point of purchase point of sale

Synonyms

POC

Questions

What does point of care mean?
The time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.

How to pronounce point of care

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