Usage note
This word may also be spelled “health centre.”
health center(
hehlth
sehn
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tuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (establishment)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el centro médico
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The university health center is open to all students.El centro médico de la universidad está a disposición de todos los estudiantes.
b. el centro de salud
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor at the health center said Tatiana is very sick.La doctora en el centro de salud dijo que Tatiana está muy enferma.
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