sanatorium

[ san-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]

/ ˌsæn əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

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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-/.

a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.

sanitarium.

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Origin of sanatorium

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

Words nearby sanatorium

San Antonian, San Antonio, San Antonio Peak, Sanatana Dharma, sanative, sanatorium, sanatory, sanbenito, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino Pass

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How to use sanatorium in a sentence

Another man, sitting in the playground of a sanatorium, was watching his toddler play on the slide of a jungle gym.
Ukraine Families Flee Into the Forest to Escape Brutal Fighting in Sloviansk|Yusuf Sayman|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Bassett was going to a sanatorium as soon as she was able to move; but for three weeks Marian was on Harwood's hands.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Mrs. Bassett blew in to-day from that sanatorium in Connecticut where they've been working on her nerves.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
The road was a rough carriage-road leading up to a large sanatorium, which was situated about three-quarters of the way to F——.
Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden

My health having given way, I proceeded to that sanatorium somewhat later in the hot season.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Very charming as a health resort was the Southern Sanatorium found to be.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon

British Dictionary definitions for sanatorium

sanatorium

US sanitarium (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm)

/ (ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill

a health resort

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

Word Origin for sanatorium

C19: from New Latin, from Latin sānāre to heal

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sanatorium

Origin of sanatorium

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British Dictionary definitions for sanatorium

US sanitarium (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm)

Word Origin for sanatorium