hospitalization
Americannoun
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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
Other Word Forms
- dehospitalization noun
- rehospitalization noun
Etymology
Origin of hospitalization
First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation
Example Sentences
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Twenty-three percent said it had led to a patient’s hospitalization.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
These findings provide new insight into age-related inflammation and help explain why something as simple as a cough can sometimes lead to hospitalization in older individuals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
A Jan. 31 pileup involved 59 cars with 10 people needing hospitalization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
What we’re going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles, what is the new incidence of hospitalization?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
It also involves long periods of hospitalization, lots of nursing, lots of involvement of nonmedical professionals in and out of the hospital.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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