assistance

n. aid, help

Noun
1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
(synonym) aid, assist, help
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) self-help
(derivation) help, assist, aid
2. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"
(synonym) aid, help
(hypernym) resource

n. assistance, help, relief, aid; onlookers, attendance, audience, turnout; contribution, facilitation

(n.)
The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.
  

(n.)
Persons present.
  

(n.)
An assistant or helper; a body of helpers.
  

noun
help
medical assistance = help provided by a nurse or by an ambulanceman or by a member of the Red Cross, etc., to a person who is ill or injured