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sickroom

[ sik-room, -room ]
/ ˈsɪkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun
a room in which a sick person is confined.
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Origin of sickroom

First recorded in 1740–50; sick1 + room

Words nearby sickroom

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British Dictionary definitions for sickroom

sickroom
/ (ˈsɪkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /
noun
a room to which a person who is ill is confined
a room set aside, as in a school, for people who are taken ill
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Medical definitions for sickroom

sickroom
[ sĭk′rōōm′, -rum′ ]
n.
A room occupied by a sick person.
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