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af·ter·care

(ăf′tər-kâr′)

1. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program.

2. Care provided to children after school, especially in an organized setting.

af′ter·care′ adj.

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aftercare

(ˈɑːftəˌkɛə)

1. (Social Welfare) support services by a welfare agency for a person discharged from an institution, such as hospital, hostel, or prison

2. (Medicine) med the care before and after discharge from hospital of a patient recovering from an illness or operation

3. (Commerce) any system of maintenance or upkeep of an appliance or product: contact lens aftercare.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

af•ter•care

(ˈæf tərˌkɛər, ˈɑf-)

n.

the care and treatment of a convalescent patient.

[1755–65]

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Noun

aftercare - care and treatment of a convalescent patient

medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury

Translations

assistenza postoperatoria

aftercare

[ˈɑːftəkɛəʳ] N (Med) → asistencia f postoperatoria; [of prisoners] → asistencia f (para ex-prisioneros)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aftercare

[ˈɑːftə^rkɛə^r] n (MEDICINE) → postcure fafter-effects [ˈɑːftərɪˌfɛkts] aftereffects (US) npl [disaster] → répercussions fpl; [illness] → séquelles fpl; [drugs] → effets mpl secondaires; [radiation] → séquelles fpl
to suffer from the after-effects of sth → souffrir des séquelles de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aftercare

[ˈɑːftəˌkɛəʳ] n (Brit) (of patients) → assistenza medica post-degenza; (of prisoners) → servizio di assistenza per ex-detenuti

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

af·ter·care

, after-care

n. convalescencia, restablecimiento;

tratamiento postoperatorio.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

aftercare

n cuidado posterior; cuidado que sigue una cirugía, un procedimiento, una hospitalización, etc.

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