hospital

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hospital

A child visits her father in the hospital.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A medical institution providing inpatient care: A "hospital" is a facility where people who are ill or injured receive medical and surgical treatment, often staying overnight or longer.
    • A health facility for patient treatment: A "hospital" is an establishment equipped with medical staff and equipment to diagnose, treat, and care for patients.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • She was admitted to the hospital with a severe infection.
    • The new children's hospital has state-of-the-art equipment.
    • He works as a surgeon at the city's largest hospital.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be in hospital" (chiefly British English): To be a patient receiving care within a hospital.
    • He has been in hospital for a week recovering from surgery.
  • "to be taken to hospital": To be transported to a hospital for medical attention.
    • The accident victim was immediately taken to hospital.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hospitalize (verb): To admit someone to a hospital for treatment.
    • The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient for observation.
  • Hospitalization (noun): The act or process of being placed in a hospital, or the period of time spent there.
    • Her hospitalization lasted ten days.
Synonyms
  • Medical center: A facility providing comprehensive medical services.
  • Infirmary: A place for the care of the sick or injured, often smaller or within an institution (e.g., a school infirmary).
  • Clinic: A facility for outpatient care, typically not providing overnight stays.
Related Phrases
  • Teaching hospital: A hospital that is affiliated with a medical school and provides clinical education and training to medical students and residents.
    • She completed her residency at a prestigious teaching hospital.
  • Field hospital: A temporary mobile hospital set up near a combat zone or disaster area.
    • The army deployed a field hospital after the earthquake.
Idioms
  • (Just) out of the hospital: Very recently discharged from a hospital; often used figuratively to describe something very new, untested, or fragile.
    • This software version is just out of the hospital; expect a few bugs.
hospital

A child visits her father in the hospital.

Noun
  1. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
  2. a health facility where patients receive treatment

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