the National Health Service noun

n [S] (abbreviation the NHS)

Definition

the British service which provides free or cheap medical treatment for everyone and is paid for by taxation

Can you get acupuncture on (= paid for by) the National Health Service?

adj (also NHS)

a National Health hospital

Is your dentist private or NHS?

(Definition of the National Health Service noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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