doc-in-a-box

noun

noun

Etymology Blend of doc + jack-in-a-box.

Medicine, Sciences Slang A small medical clinic.

"What about a doc in a box, strip-mall medicine, cash out of pocket for primary care stuff?" Marla asked, with a glint of hope in her tear-filled eyes.2019, James Steele, The Nocturnist:
"But we're finding a doc-in-a-box. Jesus, you're bleeding all over. Let me get a towel."2020, Deb Caletti, A Heart in a Body in the World, page 58:

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