Another word for hospital
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Noun
An institution that provides care and shelter
- (Obs.) A sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest
- A place where one is safe and secure; refuge
- An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
- A homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients
- A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
- A home for the sick or poor
- The state of being covered or protected:
- Something that covers or protects; protection, or place affording protection, as from the elements or danger
- Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather:
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Another word for hospital
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- A seminar or meeting of physicians and medical students in which medical instruction is conducted in the presence of the patient, as at the bedside.
- A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.
- A group session offering counsel or instruction in a particular field or activity:
- A place for the care of the sick, injured, or infirm; esp., a building or room, as in a school, that serves as a hospital or dispensary
- A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents.
- (Chiefly Brit.) sanitarium
- An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.
- A quiet resort, as in the mountains, where people go to rest and regain health
- An institution for the care of invalids or convalescents, esp. one making use of local natural resources, as mineral springs, or one treating a specific disease, as tuberculosis
- A public institution that dispenses medicines or medical aid.
- A room or place, as in a school, summer camp, or factory, where medicines and first-aid treatment are available
- An office in a hospital, school, or other institution from which medical supplies, preparations, and treatments are dispensed.
- A hospital and dispensary, esp. on board ship
- A course of treatment involving alcohol or drug detoxification.
- A short-term health regimen involving procedures thought to remove toxins from the body, such as drinking large amounts of liquid, eating a restricted diet or fasting, taking nutritional supplements, and undergoing enemas.
- A section of a hospital or clinic in which patients are detoxified.
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