sanatorium

[ san-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]
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noun,plural san·a·to·ri·ums, san·a·to·ri·a [san-uh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]. /ˌsæn əˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.
  1. a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.

Origin of sanatorium

1
1830–40; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin sanā(re) to heal + -tōrium-tory2

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British Dictionary definitions for sanatorium

sanatorium

US sanitarium (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm)

/ (ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm) /


nounplural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)
  1. an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill

  2. a health resort

  1. British a room in a boarding school where sick pupils may be treated in isolation

Origin of sanatorium

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C19: from New Latin, from Latin sānāre to heal

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