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health maintenance organization

–noun
a plan for comprehensive health services, prepaid by an individual or by a company for its employees, that provides treatment, preventive care, and hospitalization to each participating member in a central health center. Abbreviation: HMO

Origin:
1970–75
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health maintenance organization  
n.  An HMO.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: health main·te·nance or·ga·ni·za·tion
Pronunciation: -'mAnt-n&n(t)s-"org-(&-)n&-'zA-sh&n,-'mAnt-&n-&n(t)s-
Function: noun
: HMO
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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health maintenance organization n.
An HMO.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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