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Definition of Hospitalism
1. n. A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.
Definition of Hospitalism
1. Noun. (psychology) wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers ¹
2. Noun. (medicine dated) A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hospitalism
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