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sanatorium

/ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/ UK
/ˌsan.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/ UK
/ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/ Canada, US
/ˌsæn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.əm/ Australia
/ˌsɛn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.əm/ New Zealand
/ˌsan.əˈtoɾ.i.əm/ Scotland
/ˌsan.ʌˈtoɾ.i.ʌm/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəm

Where it comes from

Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.

noun sanatoriums · sanatoria · sanitarium · sanitorium · sanatarium

An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

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noun institution that treats chronic diseases and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence

Español	sanatorio
한국어	요양소 yoyangso, 휴양소 hyuyangso
日本語	療養所 ryōyōsho, サナトリウム sanatoriumu, 保養院 hoyōin
中文	休養所 /休养所 xiūyǎngsuǒ, 療養院 /疗养院 liáoyǎngyuàn
हिन्दी	आरोग्यआश्रम ārogyaāśram, आरोग्य-शाला ārogya-śālā, सेहतगाह sehatgāh
Português	sanatório
Français	sanatorium
Deutsch	Sanatorium
Italiano	sanatorio
Ελληνικά	σανατόριο sanatório, θεραπευτήριο therapeftírio
Русский	санато́рий sanatórij, здра́вница zdrávnica
العربية	مَصَحَّة maṣaḥḥa
עברית	סָנָטוֹרְיוּם sanatorium

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@misc{sanatorium_2026,
  title = {sanatorium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanatorium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}