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hospitalization — [häs΄pit l i zā′shən] n. 1. a hospitalizing or being hospitalized ☆ 2. Informal HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE … English World dictionary
hospitalization — 1873, noun of action from HOSPITALIZE (Cf. hospitalize) … Etymology dictionary
hospitalization — (Amer.) hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion || ‚hÉ‘spɪtÉ™lÉ™ zeɪʃn / laɪ z n. placement in a hospital, confinement in a hospital; period of time a person is in a hospital (also hospitalisation) … English contemporary dictionary
hospitalization — noun 1. a period of time when you are confined to a hospital now they try to shorten the patient s hospitalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑hospitalize • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period 2. the condition of being treated… … Useful english dictionary
hospitalization — hospitalisation hospitalisation, hospitalization hospitalization . medical care in a hospital; also, the period during which one receives care in a hospital. Syn: hospital care. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hospitalization — /hos pi tl euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized. 2. the period during which a person is hospitalized: to extend one s hospitalization. 3. See hospitalization insurance. [1905 10; HOSPITALIZE + ATION] * * * … Universalium
hospitalization — Confinement in a hospital as a patient for diagnostic study and treatment. * * * hos·pi·tal·iza·tion or chiefly Brit hos·pi·tal·isa·tion .häs (.)pit əl ə zā shən n 1) the act or process of being hospitalized <pain persisted constantly through… … Medical dictionary
hospitalization — hospitalize (also hospitalise) ► VERB ▪ admit or cause (someone) to be admitted to hospital for treatment. DERIVATIVES hospitalization noun … English terms dictionary
hospitalization insurance — n insurance that provides benefits to cover or partly cover hospital expenses … Medical dictionary
hospitalization insurance — ☆ hospitalization insurance n. insurance providing for payment of hospital expenses for the insured and, usually, members of the immediate family … English World dictionary
Hospitalization Benefits Plan — Alberta Hospitalization Benefits describes health law for the province of Alberta, Canada. Chapter 3, of the Hospitals Act, [Alberta Queens Printer. [http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/Acts/H12.cfm?frm isbn=0779749243 Hospitals Act] ] is the… … Wikipedia
