Definition of hospital Hospital

/hɑˈspɪˌtʌl/ - [haspitul] - hos•pi•tal

We found 17 definitions of hospital from 9 different sources.

What does hospital mean?

Noun Plural: hospitals
hospital - a health facility where patients receive treatment
		infirmary
		health facility, healthcare facility, medical building building where medicine is practiced
		burn center a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
		clinic a healthcare facility for outpatient care
		foundling hospital, creche 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, pesthouse, lazaretto 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
		insane asylum, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, asylum, institution a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
		military hospital hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
		sanatarium, sanitarium, sanatorium a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
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

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hospital (Noun)
A building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.
hospital (Noun)
A building founded for the long term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
hospital (Noun)
A place of lodging.
hospital (Noun)
The place and state of being hospitalized.
hospital (Adjective)
hospitable.

hospital (n.)
A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.
hospital (n.)
A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for.
hospital (a.)
Hospitable.

hospital
A place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses.
hospital
Of or belonging to hospitals for sick people.

hospital
hos-′pit-al, n. a building for the reception and treatment of the old, the sick, and hurt, &c., or for the support and education of the young.—n. Hos′pitaller, one of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals: one of an order of knights, commonly called Knights of St John (otherwise called Knights of Rhodes, and afterwards of Malta), who about 1048 built a hospital for the care and cure of pilgrims at Jerusalem.—Hospital Saturday, or Sunday, days set apart for the collection of funds on behalf of hospitals.—Convalescent hospital, one intermediate between the ordinary hospital and the patient's own home; Cottage hospital, a small establishment where hospital treatment is carried on at little expense and with simple arrangements; Lock hospital, one for the treatment of venereal diseases; Magdalen hospital, an institution for the reclamation of fallen women; Marine, or Naval, hospital, a special hospital for sick sailors, or for men in the naval service; Maternity hospital, one for women in labour. [O. Fr. hospital—Low L. hospitale—hospes, a guest.]