hospitalism

[ hos-pi-tl-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm /

hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.

the adverse mental and physical effects caused by such conditions.

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

Nearby words

First recorded in 1865–70; hospital + -ism

He was one of the first to set to work with method to investigate this question of Hospitalism.
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)|Henry Laing Gordon