Glossary term
Medical Tourism
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The practice of travelling outside one's country of residence to receive medical, surgical, dental, or fertility treatment, typically motivated by factors such as lower cost, shorter waiting times, access to procedures unavailable at home, or the desire to combine treatment with travel. The global medical tourism market encompasses millions of patient journeys annually across all major medical specialties.
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