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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of health maintenance organization. Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "It's a real problem because HMOs do not deal with chronic pain — they want to just deal with crises."

2. 2
   group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians wordnet
3. 3
   Initialism of home/house in/of multiple occupation/occupancy: a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms

health maintenance organizationhealth maintenance organization

Example

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"It's a real problem because HMOs do not deal with chronic pain — they want to just deal with crises."

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