hospitalization

American  

[hos-pi-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌhɒs pɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.

2. the period during which a person is hospitalized.

   to extend one's hospitalization.

3. hospitalization insurance.

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hospitalization British  

/ ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of being hospitalized

2. the duration of a stay in a hospital

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Other Word Forms

• dehospitalization noun
• rehospitalization noun

Etymology

Origin of hospitalization

First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation

Example Sentences

There have already been an estimated 15 million cases of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with 180,000 hospitalizations and 7,400 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearly 11 million people have become sick from the flu so far this season, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 120,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths.

From Salon

“If successful, that would result in long-term hospitalization. It is still early in the process and Mr. Jackson made it clear there are significant issues being explored. Time will tell.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was not eating properly,” she writes of one hard stretch, “or sleeping that well either,” and eventually required hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is revealed in the film, and puts Ms. Zenovich at a disadvantage, is Mr. Chase’s heart failure in 2021, which led to an eight-day coma and five weeks of hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

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