Alternative form of caretaking

(medicine, colloquial) Short for critical care.

(idiomatic, dated, chiefly in the negative) To care (at all).

simple past tense of take care of

(medicine) Highly specialized healthcare treatments, such as experimental medicine and uncommon surgical procedures.

(medicine) The healthcare services provided by medical specialists who generally do not have first contact with patients, e.g. cardiologists, urologists, or endodontists. It includes short-term care for acute conditions such as injury and childbirth.

(colloquial, humorous) The degree to which somebody cares about something.

The provision of short-term, temporary relief to a person who provides regular care to an individual.

(US, medicine, healthcare) Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care.

(dated, chiefly imperative) take care; be on one's guard