Word
hospitalization
Phoneticshos·pi·tal·iza·tion
/ˌhɑspɪtəɫəˈzeɪʃən/
Definitions
01medical admission or stay
n. the act of being sent to a hospital for medical care, or the time you spend staying there.
n. the admission of a patient to a hospital for treatment, or the period during which a patient remains under hospital care.
“His condition was serious enough that it required immediate hospitalization for several days.”
“The study tracked the rate of emergency hospitalization among elderly patients who lacked access to consistent primary care services.”
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02insurance coverage
n. a type of insurance that pays for the costs of staying in a hospital.
n. insurance coverage specifically designed to indemnify a patient against the expenses incurred during a hospital stay.
“You should check if your new job's benefits package includes full hospitalization.”
“The policyholder was surprised to find that their hospitalization did not cover the costs of private room upgrades or elective procedures.”
American English · Technical
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Often used as an uncountable noun in this context.
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“The cases were reported in four states, and led to two hospitalizations.” “New research suggests low-dose digoxin can reduce heart-failure hospitalizations by about 25%, potentially paving the way for its return as a major treatment.” Etymology
From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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