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health tourist
noun[ C ]
mainly UKuk /ˈhelθ ˌtʊər.ɪst/ us /ˈhelθ ˌtʊr.ɪst/(US usuallymedical tourist)
a person who travels to a foreign country for medical treatment, especially because it is less expensive than in their own country: 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）
Waves of health tourists fly to Malaga for a cheaper hip replacement.成群的医疗旅游者飞往马拉加，因为当地的胯关节置换手术费用更便宜。
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health tourism
Globally, nobody really knows how many health tourists there are.
Most health tourists in the survey were seeking care for pregnancy.
Three hospitals and one clinic offer services for health tourists.
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