Definition of sick call
: a scheduled time at which individuals (such as soldiers) may report as sick to the medical officer
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The Houston Fire Department was responding to a sick call in the 5600 block of Tidwell, near Trinity, when a man drove up around 3 a.m., said Lt.
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Buy Photo No matter who wins the Super Bowl, Philadelphia businesses are gearing up for the influx of sick calls, late starts and time off requests that are sure to follow Sunday’s game.
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The complaint said the amount of last-minute sick calls jumped to 24% between October 1, 2016, and last Wednesday, compared with 14% during the same period a year earlier.
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First Known Use of sick call
1836
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sick call
medical Definition of sick call
: a scheduled time at which individuals (as soldiers) may report as sick to a medical officer
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