hospitalization
Americannoun
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hospitalizations
plural
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the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
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the period during which a person is hospitalized.
to extend one's hospitalization.
noun
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the act or an instance of being hospitalized
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the duration of a stay in a hospital
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Etymology
Origin of hospitalization
First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation
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A severe measles case can cause pneumonia; encephalitis, or dangerous inflammation of the brain; hospitalization; and sometimes death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
After months of hospitalization and rehab, Reile slid into a deep depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The study also showed that finerenone reduced the likelihood of serious health complications, including major kidney events, hospitalization for heart failure, and death from cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The recordings do not name McConnell, and his office has not publicly said what caused his hospitalization or what treatment he is receiving.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
It also involves long periods of hospitalization, lots of nursing, lots of involvement of nonmedical professionals in and out of the hospital.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
“We’re seeing in this country cases, hospitalizations and deaths higher than we’ve seen in over 30 years,” Pan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sales of the Covid-19 treatment Veklury fell 81%, to $23 million, during the quarter, Gilead said, driven by lower rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The iceberg lettuce outbreak has now affected nine U.S. states, with 1,947 confirmed cases and 98 hospitalizations as of July 28, the most recent update from the CDC.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
As a result of its new approach, the EPA no longer estimates the number of lives saved or diseases and hospitalizations averted.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
Local police acknowledged that no significant level of violence was associated with crack in Seattle and that other drugs were causing more hospitalizations, but steadfastly maintained that their deployment decisions were nondiscriminatory.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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