hospitalism

[ hos-pi-tl-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm /

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noun

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.

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Origin of hospitalism

First recorded in 1865–70; hospital + -ism

Words nearby hospitalism

hospital bed, hospital corner, Hospitaler, Hospitalet, hospital gangrene, hospitalism, hospitalist, hospitality, hospitality suite, hospitalization, hospitalization insurance

How to use hospitalism in a sentence

All that it is allowable here to suggest in this regard may be summed up (although very imperfectly) in the word hospitalism.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
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
I would have 215 liked to have completed hospitalism,” he said, “but I hope some good man will take it up.
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)|Henry Laing Gordon