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Hadassah

Hadassah

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A large hospital and medical center in Jerusalem, Israel
  • proper noun
: Hadassah
  • Many patients undergo complex surgeries at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
  • Hadassah Hospital
  • Hadassah Medical
  • Hadassah University

Examples

  • The renowned surgeon gave a lecture about advancements in medicine at Hadassah Hospital.

  • When he knew that the continual roar came from downtown, he commandeered a taxi on its way back from the Hadassah clinic.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Secrest, lead author of the colleagues at Hadassah Medical Center at the University of Pittsburgh, is part of the presence.

    Blog text (25)

  • University College London Medical School and Hadassah Medical School professor of paleoepidemiology Mark Spigelman believes this has a role in mummification.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Visiting Hadassah Hospital, I was impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Hadassah is the name of a major medical centre that comes from the Hebrew hadas 'myrtle' and the biblical figure Hadassah (Esther), so the name suggests healing and renewal. That is why a hospital uses Hadassah as a name for a place of care and hope.