 hospitalization |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,finance) insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense | |
| Synonyms: | hospitalization_insurance | |
| Related terms: | health_insurance | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital | |
| Examples: | "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization" |
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| Related terms: | condition hospitalize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a period of time when you are confined to a hospital | |
| Examples: | "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization" |
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| Related terms: | time_period hospitalize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine) medical care in a hospital | |
| Synonyms: | hospital_care hospitalisation | |
| Related terms: | medical_care hospitalize | |
| Similar spelling: |
hospitalisation hospital_room hospital_chaplain hospital_train hospital_attendant hospital_bed hospital_ward hospital_ship hospital_occupancy hospital_care |
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