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MEDICAL BENEFITS INSURANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Insurance
DEF

health insurance: Generic term used to designate various types of insurance against loss by sickness or bodily injury.

OBS

accident and health insurance; accident and sickness insurance: An older name for health insurance.

Key term(s)
  • health services insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance-maladie
DEF

Assurance dont l'objet est de défrayer l'assuré d'une partie ou de la totalité des dépenses qu'il doit engager pour se soigner.

OBS

assurance maladie : Terme générique désignant divers types d'assurances garantissant certaines conséquences de maladies et d'accidents.

OBS

L'expression assurance-santé est à proscrire, puisqu'elle n'est pas conforme à l'usage du monde francophone.

Key term(s)
  • assurance en cas de maladie et d'accident

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro médico
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