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 hospitalization rates were 19.0% and 6.6%, respectively.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Before his hospitalization, Threets had spoken openly about his longtime struggles with mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Yet the House is down to a minuscule majority, and Senate Republicans are handicapped by the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and the hospitalization of Sen. Mitch McConnell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The situation became even stranger when it was revealed that McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, remained in China for several days after her husband’s hospitalization.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
She had seen the hospitalization records, the police reports, the statement from Joaquin’s adoptive family, the Buchanans.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Bad things happen when we don’t get enough of it, the main one being dehydration, a leading preventable cause of hospitalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was also a national measles epidemic between 1989 and 1991, which, according to a study published by the CDC, led to 166 suspected measles deaths and more than 11,000 hospitalizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
But the American people will suffer greatly as a result of these illegal actions, in the form of additional premature deaths, asthma attacks, hospitalizations, and other serious health consequences.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
Measles has reemerged in the United States since 2025, causing thousands of infections across several states, hundreds of hospitalizations and three confirmed deaths.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 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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