Definition of hospitalization Hospitalization

/hɑˌspɪtʌlʌzejˈʃʌn/ - [haspituluzeyshun] - hos•pi•tal•i•za•tion

We found 8 definitions of hospitalization from 4 different sources.

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British English

hospitalisation - /hˌɒspɪtəla‍ɪzˈe‍ɪʃən/

American English

hospitalization - /hɑˌspɪtʌlʌzejˈʃʌn/

What does hospitalization mean?

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Noun Plural: hospitalizations
hospitalization - placing in medical care in a hospital
		hospitalisation, hospital care
		medical aid, medical care professional treatment for illness or injury
hospitalization - the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
		status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
hospitalization - a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
		period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
hospitalization - insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
		hospitalization insurance

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Wiktionary

hospitalization (Noun)
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
hospitalization (Noun)
Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.

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hospitalization
Admission to hospital for treatment.

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hospitalization, noun, singular of hospitalizations.

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