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sanatorium

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san·a·to·ri·um  (sn-tôr-m, -tr-)
n. pl. san·a·to·ri·ums or san·a·to·ri·a (-tôr-, -tr-)
1. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.
2. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.

[From neuter of Late Latin sntrius, curative, from Latin sntus, past participle of snre, to heal, from snus, healthy.]

sanatorium [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm] US, sanitarium
n pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə]
1. (Medicine) an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill
2. (Medicine) a health resort
3. Brit a room in a boarding school where sick pupils may be treated in isolation
[from New Latin, from Latin sānāre to heal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sanatoriumsanatorium - a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment
2.sanatoriumsanatorium - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

sanatorium
noun clinic I was told I'd be in the sanatorium for two years.
Translations
sanatorium [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm] N (sanatoriums or sanatoria (pl)) [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə]sanatorio m

sanatorium [ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm] [sanatoria] [ˌsænəˈtɔːriə] (pl) nsanatorium m

sanatorium
n pl <sanatoria> (Brit) → Sanatorium nt

sanatorium [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm] n (sanatoria or sanatoriums (pl)) [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə]
a.casa di cura; (for tuberculosis) → sanatorio
b. (Brit) (Scol) → infermeria

sanatorium [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm] n (sanatoria or sanatoriums (pl)) [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə]
a.casa di cura; (for tuberculosis) → sanatorio
b. (Brit) (Scol) → infermeria

sanatorium
n sanatorium [sӕnəˈtoːriəm]
1 (American alsoˌsaniˈtarium) a hospital, especially for people with certain diseases of the lungs or for people who are recovering from an illness. sanatorium مَصَح санаториум sanatorium sanatorium das Sanatorium σανατόριο sanatorio sanatoorium سناتوريوم parantola sanatorium בֵּית הַחֲלָמָה स्वास्थ्यालय sanatorij szanatórium sanatorium heilsuhæli sanatorio サナトリウム 요양소 sanatorija sanatorija sanatorium sanatorium kuranstalt, sanatorium sanatorium sanatório sanatoriu санаторий sanatórium zdravilišče sanatorijum sanatorium สถานพักฟื้นสำหรับผู้ที่กำลังหายจากการเจ็บป่วยเป็นเวลานาน sanatoryum (美國亦用sani’tarium)療養院 санаторій اقامتی دار الشفا viện điều dưỡng
2 a place in a school, college etc for those who are ill. sanatorium مَصَح في مَدرَسَه أو كُلِّيَّه лечебница ošetřovna sygerum das Krankenzimmer αναρρωτήριο enfermería haigetuba آسايشگاه sairashuone infirmerie בֵּית הַחֲלָמָה सैनेटोरीयम, चिकित्सालय, शफ़ाख़ाना (रोगियों के लिए स्वास्थ्यवर्धक जलवायु का स्थान) lječilište betegszoba ruang perawatan sjúkrastofa infermeria 保健室 양호실 izoliatorius izolators sanatorium ziekenzaal sykestue izba chorych posto médico infirmerie изолятор ošetrovňa sanatorij ambulanta sjukavdelning สถานพักฟื้น revir 學校健保室 ізолятор اسکول ، کالج وغیرہ کا دار الصحت bệnh xá


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The paths up the hill --that was rather a sanatorium than a fortress, being used generally as the camping place of regiments suffering from recent service in unhealthy portions of the country--were carefully blocked with masses of stones, and every other approach was made as impregnable as time would allow.
At that time he was spending the remains of the money left him by his aunt, and Elizabeth had hardly settled down at Brookport and got her venture under way when she found herself obliged to provide for Nutty a combination of home and sanatorium.
He will require some few weeks' rest in our sanatorium in the hills, but will then return.
 
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