hospitalization
[ hos-pi-tl-uh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
the period during which a person is hospitalized: to extend one's hospitalization.
Origin of hospitalization
1First 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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How to use hospitalization in a sentence
“My best friends are those I met in the hospital,” she said in the days before her rehospitalization.
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British Dictionary definitions for hospitalization
hospitalization
hospitalisation
/ (ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /
noun
the act or an instance of being hospitalized
the duration of a stay in a hospital
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