house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
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Does your doctor make house calls?
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After two years of learning anatomy and taking classes exams in medical school, Scott spent two years shadowing country doctors in Maine and Vermont, sometimes making house calls to see patients.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
What started as a house call to treat his mentor’s daughter from a debilitating cold has blossomed into one of the HBO‘s hit period drama’s hottest romances.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
Ada’s desire to connect with her late husband leads to a house call from an eccentric psychic (Martin), though their seance is cut short when Agnes comes home and goes all Jesus-in-the-temple on the whole thing.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
Popularized during the Victorian era, the silhouette — inspired by the briefcases physicians carried their medical supplies in on house calls — populated the catwalks at shows like Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Hermès.
—Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
What started as a house call to treat his mentor’s daughter from a debilitating cold has blossomed into one of the HBO‘s hit period drama’s hottest romances.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
Ada’s desire to connect with her late husband leads to a house call from an eccentric psychic (Martin), though their seance is cut short when Agnes comes home and goes all Jesus-in-the-temple on the whole thing.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
Popularized during the Victorian era, the silhouette — inspired by the briefcases physicians carried their medical supplies in on house calls — populated the catwalks at shows like Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Hermès.
—Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
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“House call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20call. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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