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pesthouse

[ pest-hous ]
/ ˈpɛstˌhaʊs /

noun, plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz] /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.

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Nearby words

pest house, pestalozzi, pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential

Origin of pesthouse

First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house
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British Dictionary definitions for pest house

pesthouse

/ (ˈpɛstˌhaʊs) /

noun

obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseasesAlso called: lazaretto
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for pest house

pest house

n.

A hospital for patients affected with plague or other infectious disease.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.