hospitalism

[ hos-pi-tl-iz-uhm ]

noun
  1. hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.

  2. the adverse mental and physical effects caused by such conditions.

  1. the physiological and psychological consequences of living in a hospital, nursing home, etc.

Origin of hospitalism

1
First recorded in 1865–70; hospital + -ism

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