hospitalism

American  

[hos-pi-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm /

noun

1. hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of hospitalism

First recorded in 1865–70; hospital + -ism

Example Sentences

A fear of hospitalism, along with the horrifying specter in St. Louis, helped scare the medical profession off the use of life-saving incubators for years, Raffel writes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2019

We know now what hospitalism means for them.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.

Severe types and complications of varicella are in general limited to the little patients who are recognized as suffering from hospitalism.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various