hospital

hos·pi·tal  (hsp-tl, -ptl)

n.

1. An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.

2. Chiefly British A charitable institution, such as an orphanage or a home for the elderly.

3. A repair shop for specified items: a doll hospital.

4. Archaic A hospice for travelers or pilgrims.

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[Middle English, hospice, from Old French ospital, from Medieval Latin hospitle, from neuter of Latin hospitlis, of a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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hospital

Noun

an institution for the medical or psychiatric care and treatment of patients [Latin hospes guest]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hospital - a health facility where patients receive treatment infirmary burn center - a center where patients with severe burns can be treated clinic - a healthcare facility for outpatient care creche, foundling hospital - a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for hospital room - a room in a hospital for the care of patients lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) maternity hospital - a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants health facility, healthcare facility, medical building - building where medicine is practiced mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person military hospital - hospital for soldiers and other military personnel sanatarium, sanatorium, sanitarium - a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases hospital ward, ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
	2.	hospital - a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care medical institution - an institution created for the practice of medicine coronary care unit - a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems ICU, intensive care unit - a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care

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A medical treatment facility capable of providing inpatient care. It is appropriately staffed and equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services, as well as the necessary supporting services required to perform its assigned mission and functions. A hospital may, in addition, discharge the functions of a clinic.

Translations

hospital [ˈhɔspɪtl] n → hospital m

hospital [ˈhɔspɪtl] n → hôpital m;

in hospital (US);

in the hospital → à l'hôpital;

where's the nearest hospital? → où est l'hôpital le plus proche?

hospital [ˈhɔspɪtl] n → Krankenhaus nt;

in hospital, in the hospital (US) → im Krankenhaus

hospital [ˈhɔspɪtl] n → ospedale m;

in hospital (US);

in the hospital → all'ospedale

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hospital

n hospital [ˈhospitl]

a building or group of buil-dings where people who are ill or injured are given treatment After the train crash, the injured people were taken to hospital.hospitaalمُسْتَشْفىболницаnemocnicehospitaldas Krankenhausνοσοκομείοhospitalhaiglaبيمارستانsairaalahôpitalבֵּית חוֹלִיםचिकित्सालयbolnicakórházrumah sakitspítaliospedale病院병원ligoninėslimnīcahospitalhospitaal, ziekenhuissykehus, hospitalszpitalhospitalspitalбольница; госпитальnemocnicabolnišnicabolnicasjukhusโรงพยาบาลhastane醫院лікарня, шпитальہسپتالbệnh viện医院

v ˈhospitalize, *ˈhospitalise

(especially American) to keep (a person) in hospital for treatment. hospitaliseer, in die hospitaal opneemيُدخِل إلى المُسْتَشْفىхоспитализирамhospitalizovatindlægge på hospitalim Krankenhaus behandelnεισάγω, νοσηλεύω σε νοσοκομείοhospitalizarhaiglaravile viimaبستری كردن در بيمارستانviedä sairaalahoitoonhospitaliserלְאַשפֵּזअस्पताल में भर्ती करनाprimiti u bolnicu, bolnicki lijecitikórházban elhelyezmerawatleggja inn á spítalaospedalizzare病院に入れる입원시키다paguldyti į ligoninę, hospitalizuotihospitalizēt, ievietot slimnīcāmemasukkan seseorang ke hospitalopnemen in een ziekenhuislegge inn på sykehushospitalizowaćhospitalizara spitalizaгоспитализироватьhospitalizovaťsprejeti v bolnišnicohospitalizovatilägga in på sjukhusผู้ป่วยhastaneye yatırmak住院治療госпіталізувати, покласти в лікарнюہسپتال میں داخل کرناnhập viện; nằm viện住院治疗

n ˌhospitaliˈzation, *ˌhospitaliˈsation

hospitalisasie, opname in 'n hospitaalإدخال إلى المُسْتَشْفىхоспитализиранеhospitalizaceindlæggelse på hospitaldie Aufnahme in ein Krankenhausνοσηλεία σε νοσοκομείοhospitalizaciónhaiglasolekبستریsairaalassaolohospitalisationאִישפּוּזअस्पताल की भर्तीprimanje u bolnicu, bolnicko lijecenjefelvétel kórházba; kórházi ápolásperawataninnlögn á spítalaospedalizzazione入院입원paguldymas į ligoninę, hospitalizavimashospitalizācijatindakan memasukkan seseorang ke dalam hospitalopnameinnleggelse på sykehushospitalizacjahospitalizaçãospi­ta­lizareгоспитализацияhospitalizáciahospitalizacijahospitalizacijainläggning på sjukhus, sjukhusvistelseการนำเข้ารักษาในโรงพยาบาลhastaneye yatırma住院治療госпіталізаціяہسپتال میں داخل کرنا یا ہوناsự nhập viện, sự nằm bệnh viện住院治疗