hospitalization

English

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Etymology

From hospitalize +‎ -ation.[1] Piecewise doublet of hotelization.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɑ(ː)s.pɪ.tə.lɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /-aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hospitalization (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalizations)

  1. The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
  2. Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.

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