hospital /hosˈpi-tl/

1. An institution for the treatment of the sick or injured
2. A building for any of these purposes
3. Formerly a charitable institution for the old or destitute, or for taking in (and educating) the needy young
4. A hostel for travellers (obsolete)

hosˈpitale /-āl/ noun (Spenser)

Lodging

hospitalizāˈtion or hospitalisāˈtion noun

hosˈpitalize or hosˈpitalise transitive verb

1. To send to hospital
2. To injure so badly that hospital treatment is needed

hosˈpitaller or (US) hosˈpitaler noun

1. A member of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals
2. One of the Knights of St John (otherwise called Knights of Rhodes, and afterwards Knights of Malta), an order that built a hospital for pilgrims at Jerusalem

hospital corner noun

A neat triangular fold used in tucking bedclothes under the mattress on either side of a bed, as in hospitals

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