point of care

English

Alternative forms

• point-of-care

Noun

point of care (plural points of care)

1. (medicine, often attributively) The time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.

   Synonyms: (initialisms) POC, PoC

   point-of-care testing; point-of-care ultrasound

Derived terms

• point-of-careology

 

Further reading

• “point of care”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.