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Hospital

/ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.

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📖 Definitions of "Hospital"

noun

1
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
2
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
3
A place of lodging.

adjective

1
Hospitable.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hospital"

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Word	Definition
infirmarynoun	A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hospital"

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Word	Definition
infirmarynoun	A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
clinicalnoun	(education) A medical student's session spent in a real-world nursing environment.
clinicnoun	A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
hospitalizationnoun	The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
inpatientnoun	(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
doctornoun	A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
hospitalizedverb	Lying in a hospital, having been hospitalized.
physiciannoun	A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
medicalnoun	(informal) A medical examination.
treatmentnoun	Medical care for an illness or injury.
icunoun	(medicine) Initialism of intensive care unit. [A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.]
acquired	(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
nosocomial	(medicine, uncommon) Of, relating to, or happening in a hospital.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
homesnoun	(slang) Alternative spelling of holmes. [(slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.]
in-patientnoun	Alternative spelling of inpatient. [(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.]
hospitalisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hospitalization. [The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.]
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
centernoun	The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
centrenoun	Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.