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hospitalization

hos·pi·ta·lization

UK/ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ US/ˌhɑ(ː)s.pɪ.tə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ rare

noun

1.

a period of time when you are confined to a hospital

  • “now they try to shorten the patient”
2.

the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital

  • “he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization”
3.

insurance that pays all or part of a patient''s hospital expense

Synonyms
4.

Origin

From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.

Phrases

  • hallway hospitalization

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