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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
Examples of house call in a Sentence
Does your doctor make house calls?
Recent Examples on the Web
This summer, house call vet, Dr. Cindy Bressler, has decided to bring healing therapies to the area’s furry residents, opening a dog sanctuary called Wave Wellness Center and Pet Boutique, providing red light therapy and sound baths for the canine set.
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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
Located on Duval Street, IV Health and Hydration also makes house calls for a fee.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Katie Parent works as a mobile veterinarian, driving around Greater Boston and making house calls.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
Zollicoffer is still known to make house calls to people who are too ill to come to his office or who don’t have transportation.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“House call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20call. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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