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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The team focused on people with blood cancers because these patients frequently receive antibiotics and their food intake can be monitored closely during hospitalization.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The three-time Olympian said she was “in bed resting” and would “explain sooner or later” what had led to her hospitalization, while thanking the people closest to her for their support.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project, for example, concluded that the newest versions of the COVID, RSV and flu vaccines work at reducing severe illness, hospitalization and death, they concluded in the journal JAMA.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Before his hospitalization, Threets had spoken openly about his longtime struggles with mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Surgery and hospitalization account for six months of that year; the remainder he spent recuperating in the forest home, near Bellingham, of a young Indian logger and fisherman.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Walker’s illness — which included seizures and frequent hospitalizations — prevented her from traveling out of state, said Molly Duane, one of the family’s attorneys.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
While it is painful and frustrating, shingles rarely leads to hospitalizations and causes fewer than 100 deaths a year in the U.S., according to the CDC.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The number of heart failure-related hospitalizations was higher than the number of newly diagnosed heart failure cases because hospitals may enter a variety of related diagnostic codes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“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
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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