🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Suprimentos médicos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Suprimentos médicos

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medical supplies/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kəl səˈplaɪz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O hospital precisa de suprimentos médicos para os pacientes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Items used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions.

    "Hospitals require a steady inventory of medical supplies to ensure patient care."
  2. 2

    Equipment and materials necessary for medical procedures.

    "The clinic ordered new medical supplies to prepare for the upcoming health fair."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'medical', derived from the Latin 'medicus' (physician, healing) via Old French, and 'supply', originating from the Latin 'supplere' (to fill up, make full) via Middle French. Together, they evolved in modern English to designate the consumable goods and equipment utilized in healthcare delivery.

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