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medically homeless

medically homeless
 adj.— «Safety-net facilities take pressure off of emergency rooms by caring for people who are medically homeless, a term for people who don’t have a family doctor.» —“Clinics for the poor have own needs” by Tim Echols OnlineAthens.co (Georgia) Dec. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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