hospitalization meaning
UK US /ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən/ 6 syllables
hospitalization (noun): a period of time when you are confined to a hospital.
Spelling: hospitalisation (British) · hospitalization (American)
hospitalization has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
hospitalization as a noun
- a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization
Type of: time period
Related forms: hospitalize
- the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
- he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization
Type of: condition
Related forms: hospitalize
- insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
Synonyms: hospitalization insurance
Type of: health insurance
- placing in medical care in a hospital
Synonyms: hospitalisation, hospital care
Type of: medical care
Related forms: hospitalize
How to pronounce hospitalization
hospitalization is pronounced /ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 6 syllables, with the stress on the fifth syllable.
Words that rhyme with hospitalization
Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in ON · 15-letter words
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