Medicine. Affected with a disorder characterized by (supposed) putrefaction, or by the production of pus or malodorous excretions; spec. affected…

A ward in a hospital or similar institution intended for use during the day.

A ward in a hospital used by eye patients.

the ward in a hospital in which accidents are treated.

a part of a fever hospital reserved for patients suffering from scarlet fever.

A ward of a hospital which is detached from the main building, or which has a separate entrance.

a hospital ward for patients under observation.

(a) a large open-plan ward for the accommodation of many patients; (b) a ward in a psychiatric hospital allowing relative freedom of movement to…

Medicine. Also with capital initial. A casualty ward or department in a hospital (see sense 6); a hospital ward or department providing emergency…

A ward in which postoperative patients are cared for; (also) care given to such patients.

a type of hospital ward with two long rows of beds and a central station for the nurse in charge.

colloquial. = private ward n. at compounds 2.

elliptical as n. A surgical case or ward; †a surgical operation. colloquial.

= special care baby unit n. at special, adj. adv.n. compounds 2.

A hospital ward providing newborn infants with specialized or intensive care, esp. as a result of illness or premature delivery or birth. Cf. SCBU, n.

A ward or area in a hospital for patients awaiting surgery.