hospitalization
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hospitalization
- /ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌhɑ(ː)s.pɪ.tə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /-aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.
noun hospitalizations · hospitalisation
- The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
- Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hospitalisation, hospital care, inpatient, hospital, treatment, in-patient, care, placement, confinement, ward, internment, stay, committal, admission, institutionalization, admittance
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noun hospitalizing of a patient
| Español | hospitalización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입원 ibwon |
| 日本語 | 入院 nyūin |
| 中文 | 住院 zhùyuàn, 入院 rùyuàn |
| Português | hospitalização |
| Français | hospitalisation |
| Deutsch | Krankenhauseinweisung, Aufnahme in das Krankenhaus, Aufnahme in ein Krankenhaus, Krankenhausaufenthalt, Klinikaufenthalt, Krankenhausaufnahme |
| Italiano | ospedalizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | νοσηλεία nosileía |
| Română | spitalizare |
| Русский | госпитализа́ция gospitalizácija |
| עברית | אִשְׁפּוּז ishpúz |
Talk about this word "hospitalization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hospitalization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hospitalization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hospitalization "hospitalization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hospitalization.Cite this
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title = {hospitalization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hospitalization},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
