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Definition of Hospitalization
1. Noun. A period of time when you are confined to a hospital. "Now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
2. Noun. The condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital. "He hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
3. Noun. Insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense.
4. Noun. Placing in medical care in a hospital.
Exact synonyms: Hospital Care, Hospitalisation
Generic synonyms: Medical Aid, Medical Care
Derivative terms: Hospitalise, Hospitalize
Generic synonyms: Medical Aid, Medical Care
Derivative terms: Hospitalise, Hospitalize
Definition of Hospitalization
1. Noun. The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital. ¹
2. Noun. Insurance that pays a patient's expenses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hospitalization
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Medical Definition of Hospitalization
1. The confinement of a patient in a hospital. (12 Dec 1998)