sick call
Phone in unwell
Sick call is a scheduled time when military personnel or prisoners can report to medical staff for treatment or evaluation.
The term comes from the practice of "calling" or presenting oneself as sick.
In military contexts, He went on sick call this morning means he reported to the infirmary.
The term also appears in Catholic usage for a priest's visit to administer sacraments to someone who is ill or dying.
- illIn poor health
- illnessState of poor health
- on the mendGradually recovering health
- infirmaryFacility for treating illness
- patientAble to wait calmly
appointment · muster · duty roster · light duty · armed forces · visit · checkup · military · medical · malingering · medical history · casualty · consultation · doctor's note · clinic · triage · squad · treatment plan
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- visitsvisit, visitor, visitation, drop-in, drop by
- Bugle Callsreveille, taps, last post, lights out, colors
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- Prison Healthcareprison doctor, prison nurse, infirmary, medical staff, health screening
- contactingphoning, texting, emailing, messaging, dialing
sick callreporting for duty
clean bill of health · medical clearance · return to work · all clear
sick callreporting for duty
showing up · clocking in · checking in · attendance · on the job
sick, call, sicks, sicked, sicking, sicker, sickest, sickly, sickness