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health visitor

noun health vis·i·tor \-ˌviz-ət-ər, -ˌviz-tər\

Medical Definition of HEALTH VISITOR

British :  a trained person who is usually a qualified nurse and is employed by a local British authority to visit people (as nursing mothers) in their homes and advise them on health matters

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