hospitalization

[ hos-pi-tl-uh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.

  2. the period during which a person is hospitalized: to extend one's hospitalization.

Origin of hospitalization

1
First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation

Other words from hospitalization

  • de·hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion, noun
  • re·hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hospitalization

hospitalization

hospitalisation

/ (ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of being hospitalized

  2. the duration of a stay in a hospital

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