nursing

nursing
n.

1) to study nursing

2) community-health, public-health nursing (AE; BE has health-visitor service)

3) geriatric, gerontological; maternal-child health; medical-surgical; obstetric; operating room; pediatric; practical; primary; professional; psychiatric nursing

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['nɜːsɪŋ]
gerontological
maternal-child health
medical-surgical
obstetric
operating room
pediatric
professional
psychiatric nursing
geriatric
to study nursing
community-health. public-health nursing (AE; BE has health-visitor service)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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