hospitalization
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a…The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
» I neglected to bring my proof of hospitalization.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
Krankenhauseinweisung, Aufnahme in das Krankenhaus, Aufnahme in ein Krankenhaus
госпитализа́цияgospitalizácija
госпіталіза́ціяhospitalizácija
the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
(countable, uncountable)Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.
insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
Examples
5 sentencesI neglected to bring my proof of hospitalization.
Tom was beaten by his father to the point of needing hospitalization.
deTom wurde von seinem Vater krankenhausreif geschlagen.
Serious cases may require hospitalization.
Eighty percent of people who get the coronavirus don't need hospitalization and can recover at home with no problem.
After several hospitalizations over the last few months, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing died on Wednesday at the age of 94 in his chateau.
Translations
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Origin
From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.
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Forms
plural: hospitalizationsSynonyms
3 synonyms- placing in medical care in a hospital:hospitalisationhospital care
- insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense:hospitalization insurance
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable