Taber's Medical Dictionary
sick call
1. In the military, a scheduled time for those with (relatively) minor illnesses or injuries to visit a clinic.
2. In jails or prisons, a request by an inmate for health care services.
3. In home health, a house call or home visit.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Sick Call." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744504/all/sick call.
Sick call. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744504/all/sick call. Accessed August 29, 2026.
Sick call. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744504/all/sick call
Sick Call [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 August 29]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744504/all/sick call.
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