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aftercare

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af·ter·care  (ftr-kâr)
n.
1. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program.
2. Care provided to children after school, especially in an organized setting.

aftercare [ˈɑːftəˌkɛə]
n
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. (Business / Commerce) any system of maintenance or upkeep of an appliance or product contact lens aftercare
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Noun1.aftercare - care and treatment of a convalescent patientaftercare - care and treatment of a convalescent patient
medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury
Translations
aftercare [ˈɑːftəkɛəʳ] N (Med) → asistencia f postoperatoria; [of prisoners] → asistencia f (para ex-prisioneros)
aftercare [ˈɑːftərkɛər] n (MEDICINE)postcure f
after-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
aftercare [ˈɑːftəˌkɛəʳ] n (Brit) (of patients) → assistenza medica post-degenza; (of prisoners) → servizio di assistenza per ex-detenuti


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Part of a new accident aftercare programme, operated on behalf of Fiat Auto, the service will make replacement cars available to all owners of the Italian brands - irrespective of whether or not they are at fault - for use while repairs are being carried out at Fiat Group approved bodyshops.
The unit was given more than pounds 1,980 to help buy essential equipment and provide aftercare facilities for the 300 small babies and infants that are operated on every year by surgeons at the hospital.
Kyle said the book focuses around the people who have been on his show: "It's about the way it works, about what we set out to achieve and detail about the aftercare specifically that perhaps isn't known about is much as it should be.
 
 
 
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