NHS
abbreviation/ˌen eɪtʃ ˈes/
/ˌen eɪtʃ ˈes/
- National Health Service (the public health service in Britain that provides medical treatment and is paid for by taxes)
- an NHS hospital
- I had the operation done on the NHS (= paid for by the NHS).
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