sanatorium
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and…An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
» Tom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.
Tom wurde krank und lag eine Zeitlang im Krankenhaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesAn institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
Sanatorium
санато́рийsanatórij, здра́вницаzdrávnica
санато́рійsanatórij, оздоро́вницяozdoróvnycja, здра́вницяzdrávnycja
a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Examples
4 sentencesTom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.
deTom wurde krank und lag eine Zeitlang im Krankenhaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tuberculosis patients were sent to a special hospital called a sanatorium.
deTuberkulosepatienten wurden in ein besonderes Krankenhaus gebracht, das man als Sanatorium bezeichnete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.
deZusammenfassend kann man das Schiff mit Fug und Recht ein schwimmendes Sanatorium nennen. — al_ex_an_der
Hermann Brehmer established the first German sanatorium.
deHermann Brehmer hat die erste deutsche Pflegeanstalt errichtet. — frpzzd
Translations
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Origin
Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -toriuHaplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.
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Forms
plural: sanatoriums / sanatoriaSynonyms
11 synonyms- a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases:sanatariumsanitarium
- pejorative terms for an insane asylum:Bedlambooby hatchcrazy housecuckoo's nestfunny farmfunny housemadhousenut house
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular