hospitalization (redirected from Partial hospitalization)

hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion  (hsp-tl--zshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of placing a person in a hospital as a patient.

b. The condition of being hospitalized.

2. Insurance that fully or partially covers a patient's hospital expenses.

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hospitalization, hospitalisation [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

n

1. (Medicine) the act or an instance of being hospitalized

2. (Medicine) the duration of a stay in a hospital

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hospitalization - a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	2.	hospitalization - the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	3.	hospitalization - insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense hospitalization insurance health insurance - insurance against loss due to ill health
	4.	hospitalization - placing in medical care in a hospital hospital care, hospitalisation medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury

Translations

hospitalization [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → hospitalización f

hospitalization [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] hospitalisation (British) n → hospitalisation f

hospitalization

n

→ Einweisung f → ins Krankenhaus; (= stay in hospital) → Krankenhausaufenthalt m

(US: = hospitalization insurance) → Versicherung f → für Krankenhauspflege