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nursing(1) (iou)



nursing noun. E16.
[from NURSE verb + -ING1.]
The action of NURSE verb. E16.
The practice or profession of providing health care as a nurse; the duties of a nurse. M19.
Comb.: nursing bra: designed to facilitate breast-feeding; nursing home an institution, esp. a small private one, providing health care esp. for the elderly; nursing officer a senior nurse; senior nursing officer, a person in charge of nursing services in a hospital.