Hospital

Word HOSPITAL
Character 8
Hyphenation hos pi tal
Pronunciations /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/

Definitions and meanings of "Hospital"

What do we mean by hospital?

A facility that provides emergency, inpatient, and usually outpatient medical care for sick or injured people. noun

A facility that provides veterinary care for sick or injured animals. noun

A charitable institution, such as an orphanage or a home for the elderly. noun

A repair shop for specified items. noun

A hospice for travelers or pilgrims. noun

The tennis now extended to include establishments for the care and cure of sick or injured animals, such as horses, dogs, cats, etc. noun

To receive and care for in a hospital.

Hospitable.

A place of shelter or entertainment; an inn. noun

An institution or establishment for dispensing hospitality or caring for the needy; an asylum for shelter or maintenance. noun

Now, specifically, an establishment or institution for the care of the sick or wounded, or of such as require medical or surgical treatment. noun

In the navy, the designation formerly given to the apothecary. noun

A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. noun

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. noun

A vessel fitted up for a floating hospital. noun

A Sunday set apart for simultaneous contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London Hospital Sunday. noun

Hospitable. adjective

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. 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. noun

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.

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.

A place of lodging.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hospital

The word "hospital" in example sentences

It is often met with in those who are much exposed to air contaminated with organisms -- for example, patients who have been long in hospital, or the resident staff of hospitals (_septic_ or _hospital throat_), and particularly in persons of a "rheumatic" tendency. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

Joe: OH NO!! we got to get him to the hospital right now! (pick up nick and carries him to the car and the girls follow) * they rush to the hospital* ❋ Unknown (2008)

+hospital+ (7 in plan), having a frontage of 192 yards, built in the last century on the site of the hospital of St. Martha, founded in 1354. ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

A patient in hospital is a different person to one who is intent on not complying with instructions from a police officer carrying out his lawful duty. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

The baby dies; but she pulls through after a few weeks in hospital, is charged with murder, convicted, and sentenced to ten years 'penal servitude. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Half a dozen licences were issued to the brothers by Edward III, one of which, dating from 1329, is the first document in which the word hospital is applied to Bethlem. ❋ Catharine Arnold (2008)

In the 20, 30 years that I've been practicing, I've become more convinced that a thorough physical in the context of a new patient or a patient at the hospital is a very symbolic act. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the hospital is anything like that clinic, it must be a very top-notch place. ❋ Unknown (2009)

AJ was later removed from the now-crowded Quartermaine crypt and whisked away to that secret lab Helena had built ages ago, several floors below the basement of the title hospital. ❋ Ed Martin (2011)

Lawhorn says his only complaint about the hospital is the long wait. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The first concern of the hospital is always patient safety and quality of care," she said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They also typically pay a £20 to £30 daily hospital benefit for each day you are in hospital, which is meant to help towards extra expenses like phone calls and taxis. ❋ Jill Papworth (2010)

Information on lodging within walking distance to the hospital is available. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You know the hospital is able to make a profit when reembursed at the negotiated insurance plan rate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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