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Medical repatriation

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, medical repatriation means: An arranged return to a person's home country because of medical needs following illness or injury abroad.

In Turkish: tıbbi nedenlerle ülkeye geri nakil

How it is used

Used in travel assistance and insurance discussions; arrangements depend on medical assessment and the applicable cover.

Example sentences

  1. The assistance team discussed medical repatriation with the hospital treating the traveller.

    The return journey is being organized around the patient's medical needs.

  2. Her family asked whether medical repatriation would include an accompanying healthcare professional.

    The expression can involve support during transport, not just purchasing a return ticket.

Common collocations

  • arrange medical repatriation
  • medical repatriation cover
  • travel insuranceInsurance that pays for problems on a trip, such as medical treatment abroad, cancelled trips or lost and stolen belongings, depending on the policy.
  • consulateAn office of a country's government in a foreign city that helps its own citizens there and often handles visas; it is smaller than an embassy.

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