medical institution
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
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institución médica
- He was admitted to a medical institution for treatment of his serious condition.
- medical institution and hospital
Examples
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In modern hospital practice, especially in public medical institutions, physicians are under enormous economic pressure to see as many patients as possible in as short a time as possible.
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- I came out of the University of Pensylvania, which is one of the finest medical institutions in the nation.
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You need to go check yourself into a medical institution.
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What are people to make of our lead medical institutions within the government and the faith that we should be placing in them?
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Corporations, as well as medical institutions, do not exist in a vacuum.
Blog text (1) -
In addition, important information on relevant issues such as STDs can often be obtained through a variety of health and medical institutions.
Academic text (1990) -
Can research and medical practice coexist effectively in medical institutions and practitioners?
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Another study showed that bacteria on the phones of medical personnel in medical institutions can also cause the transmission of hospital infections.
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It's sometimes said the key to reviving older cities lies with "eds and meds," educational and medical institutions.
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Ironically, those whose patronage would add legitimacy to the hospital as a first-class medical institution were loath to enter the hospital as patients.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large building where sick or injured people get medical care
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2.3
An area in a city where many hospitals and clinics are close together
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3.0
A building where people go to see doctors and get treatment
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3.0
A building where people go to see doctors or get health care
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3.0
A place like a hospital or clinic where people get medical care
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organization or facility where medical care is provided' is directly and transparently composed from 'medical' (relating to medicine) + 'institution' (a formal organization). This adjective+noun composition is a common and cross-linguistically regular pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Medical institution combines medical, meaning about medicine and health, and institution, meaning a place or organization. Think of a hospital or research center where doctors and nurses care for patients and study new treatments, and that's why it means 'an organization or facility where medical care, treatment, or research is provided'.