sanatorium
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sanatorium
a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, such as tuberculosis or mental disorders
Not to be confused with:
sanitarium – an institution for the preservation or recovery of health; a convalescent hospital; a health resort
sanitarian – clean and wholesome; a specialist in public sanitation and health
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san·a·to·ri·um
(săn′ə-tôr′ē-əm)n. pl. san·a·to·ri·ums or san·a·to·ri·a (-tôr′ē-ə)
1. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.
2. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.
[From neuter of Late Latin sānātōrius, curative, from Latin sānātus, past participle of sānāre, to heal, from sānus, healthy.]
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sanatorium
(ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm) orsanitarium
n, pl -riums or -ria (-rɪə)
1. (Medicine) an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill
2. (Medicine) a health resort
3. Brit a room in a boarding school where sick pupils may be treated in isolation
[C19: from New Latin, from Latin sānāre to heal]
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san•a•to•ri•um
(ˌsæn əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-)n., pl. -to•ri•ums, -to•ri•a (-ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr i ə)
1. a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
2. sanitarium.
[1830–40; < New Latin, = Latin sānā(re) to heal + -tōrium -tory2]
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Noun | 1. | sanatorium - a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases |
2. | sanatorium - pejorative terms for an insane asylum booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit, Bedlam mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
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sanatorium
noun clinic I was told I'd be in the sanatorium for two years.
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Translations
مَصَحمَصَح في مَدرَسَه أو كُلِّيَّه
ošetřovnasanatorium
sanatoriumsygerum
betegszoba
heilsuhælisjúkrastofa
izoliatoriussanatorija
izolatorssanatorija
ošetrovňa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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sanatorium
n pl <sanatoria> (Brit) → Sanatorium nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sanatorium
[ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm] n (sanatoria or sanatoriums (pl)) [ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə]a. → casa di cura; (for tuberculosis) → sanatorio
b. (Brit) (Scol) → infermeria
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sanatorium
(sӕnəˈtoːriəm) – plurals ˌsanaˈtoriums ~ˌsanaˈtoria (-riə) – noun1. (American also ˌsaniˈtarium) a hospital, especially for people with certain diseases of the lungs or for people who are recovering from an illness.
2. a place in a school, college etc for those who are ill.
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san·a·to·ri·um
n. sanatorio, institución de rehabilitación física o mental.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sanatorium
n (ant) sanatorio (ant)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.