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hospital
[ hos-pi-tl ]
noun
- an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
- a similar establishment for the care of animals.
- a repair shop for specific portable objects: doll hospital.
violin hospital;
doll hospital.
- British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.
hospital
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
- modifier having the function of a hospital
a hospital ship
- a repair shop for something specified
a dolls' hospital
- archaic.a charitable home, hospice, or school
Other Word Forms
- i·Dzp·ٲ noun
- ܱt·Dzp·ٲ adjective
- Dz·Dzp·ٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
Example Sentences
Top USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas has been released from the hospital and is resting comfortably, his family announced in a statement Wednesday.
And three injured Druze were evacuated by Israeli forces to a hospital in northern Israel on Wednesday evening, the Israeli military said.
Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation, including five who were taken to hospital, according to the city's emergency information office.
“We meet people when they have just gotten out of the hospital, we meet people when they have just lost a job,” said Dana Rae Vanderford, associate director of the Homelessness Prevention Unit.
The 58-year-old was interrogated for half an hour at an unknown location and was later transferred to an Israeli hospital due to a deterioration in his health, his son Mohammed said.
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