hospitalization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
  2. noun the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
  3. noun insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense

Etymology

From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.

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