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单词 hospital
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hospital

[ hos-pi-tl ]
/ ˈhɒs pɪ tl /
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noun

an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
a similar establishment for the care of animals.
a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital.
British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for the care of the needy, as an orphanage or old people's home.

Origin of hospital

1250–1300; Middle English hospitale<Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin hospitālis hospitable, equivalent to hospit- (see hospitium) + -ālis-al1

OTHER WORDS FROM hospital

min·i·hos·pi·tal, nounmul·ti·hos·pi·tal, adjectivepost·hos·pi·tal, adjective

Words nearby hospital

hosiery, hosing, hosp., hospice, hospitable, hospital, hospital bed, hospital corner, Hospitaler, Hospitalet, hospital formulary
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British Dictionary definitions for hospital

hospital
/ (ˈhɒspɪtəl) /

noun

an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
(modifier) having the function of a hospitala hospital ship
a repair shop for something specifieda dolls' hospital
archaic a charitable home, hospice, or school

Word Origin for hospital

C13: from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospice, from Latin hospitālis relating to a guest, from hospes, hospit- guest, host 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hospital

hospital
[ hŏspĭ-tl ]

n.

An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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