medical tourist
noun[C]
mainlyUSuk/ˌmed.ɪ.kəl ˈtʊə.rɪst/us/ˌmed.ɪ.kəl ˈtʊr.ɪst/(UKusuallyhealth tourist)apersonwhotravelsto aforeigncountryformedicaltreatment,especiallybecause it is lessexpensivethan intheirowncountry:
医疗游客（指到国外接受治疗的人，特别是因为那里比自己国家便宜）BighospitalscateringtomedicaltouristshaveWebsiteswithphysicianbiographiesandcontactinformation.面向医疗游客的大医院都设有网站，上面有医生的简历和联系方式。
ShejoinedagrowingnumberofmedicaltouristsinMarchwhen shesoughtstemcelltherapyin Russia.医疗游客越来越多，她也加入了这个行列，三月份去往俄罗斯寻求干细胞治疗。
- Nogovernmentrecordsareavailableon how manymedicaltouristscome toSouthKorea.
- Thepairtravelledto Mexico to haveplasticsurgery,joiningtheranksofmedicaltouristswho areventuringoutsidetheUnitedStatesforcosmeticsurgery.
- Overseashospitalscateringtomedicaltouristsare taking only thosepatientswho are leastlikelytoencountermedicalcomplications.
Medical treatment: people who receive medical treatment
- asthmatic
- case
- casualty
- convalescent
- day patient
- donor
- epileptic
- health tourist
- injured
- invalid
- non-responder
- organ donor
- outpatient
- post-op
- PWA
- sick
- sufferer
- under
- wounded