lazaret

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laz·a·ret·to

(lăz′ə-rĕt′ō) also laz·a·ret or laz·a·rette (-rĕt′)

n. pl. laz·a·ret·tos also laz·a·rets or laz·a·rettes

1. A hospital treating contagious diseases.

2. A building or ship used as a quarantine station.

3. often lazarette A storage space below deck or between decks on a ship or boat.

[Italian lazzaretto : blend of lazzaro, lazar (from Late Latin Lazarus, Lazarus; see lazar) and dialectal Nazareto, popular name for a hospital maintained in Venice by the Church of Santa Maria di Nazaret.]

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lazaret - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)

lazar house, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse

hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment

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