hospitalisation

Thân thiện

The doctor recommended hospitalisation for further tests.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of placing someone in a hospital for medical care and treatment. It refers to the formal admission and stay of a patient in a hospital facility.

Usage

• The word "hospitalisation" is used to describe the event or state of being hospitalized. It is often discussed in medical, insurance, and administrative contexts.
• It is typically used as an uncountable noun when referring to the general concept or process.
• Example:

Examples

• Noun:
  • Her severe pneumonia led to a week of hospitalisation.
  • The insurance policy covers all costs associated with hospitalisation.
  • The average length of hospitalisation for this procedure has decreased.

Advanced Usage

• "To require hospitalisation": to need medical care in a hospital.
  • The injury was serious enough to require hospitalisation.
• "Duration of hospitalisation": the length of time spent in the hospital.
  • The duration of hospitalisation depends on the patient's recovery rate.

Variants and Related Words

• Hospitalization (noun): The standard American English spelling of "hospitalisation".
• Hospitalise (verb, chiefly British): To admit or place someone in a hospital.
  • The doctor decided to hospitalise the patient for observation.
• Hospitalize (verb, chiefly American): The American English spelling of "hospitalise".

Synonyms

• Hospital care: Medical treatment provided in a hospital.
• Inpatient care: Medical care provided during a stay in a healthcare facility.

Antonyms

• Outpatient care: Medical treatment that does not require an overnight stay in a hospital.
• Discharge: The formal release of a patient from a hospital.

Học thuật

Noun

1. placing in medical care in a hospital

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hospitalization
• hospital care