🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Centro sanitario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtʃɛntro sanitaˈrio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Health Center/hɛlθ ˈsɛntər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il centro sanitario offre servizi di emergenza."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A facility that provides medical services and health care to the community.

    "The local health center offers vaccinations and routine check-ups for residents."
  2. 2

    An establishment focused on promoting health and wellness through various services.

    "The health center organizes fitness classes and nutrition workshops for its members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'health center' combines 'health', derived from Old English 'hælþ', meaning 'wholeness, a state of being sound in body, mind, or spirit', and 'center', from Latin 'centrum', meaning 'the middle point'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote facilities providing health services.

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