counterclinic
/ˈkaʊntəˌklɪnɪk/nounVerified NewThe pharmacy counter functioning as the population's first, and often only, walk-in health service.
Before any GP appointment exists, people ask the pharmacist about the rash, the cough, the child's fever, the interaction. It is free, staffed, and open — which is more than can be said for the alternatives. Counterclinic names the institution hiding at the back of the shop.
Etym. — counter + clinic — the retail counter upgraded, without ceremony, into primary care.
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