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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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Words related to sickroom

dispensary, hospital, sick bay

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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
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

Medical definitions for sickroom

sickroom
[ sĭk′rōōm′, -rum′ ]
n.
A room occupied by a sick person.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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