sanitarium
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌsænɪˈtɛəriəm/
- Archaic
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sanatorio
- Originally a tuberculosis ward, Briarcliff Manor was bought by the Catholic Church in 1963 and transformed into a sanitarium.
- tuberculosis sanitarium
Could we end up where isolation sanatoriums for the sick are the built on the edge of major towns now?
- Could we end up where isolation sanatoriums for the sick are the built on the edge of major towns now?
Examples
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Many patients visit the sanitarium to receive long-term care for their chronic illnesses.
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Well, she came into the sanitarium.
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I am the director of the sanitarium here.
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A... the specialist said I have to go back... to the sanitarium for a while.
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Like all the old people in this sanitarium, I never think of Katie in terms of years.
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Can't we take him to a sanitarium, like you said?
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Anne, after a brief, unhappy stay in an expensive sanitarium, was off to the Franklin School.
Fiction book (2000) -
Helms walks out of the sanitarium with Williams.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dr. Jaquith has a sanitarium in Vermont, I believe.
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In the early years of the century, hundreds of weak-lunged TB sufferers were sent to a large state sanitarium near San Angelo to breathe in the dry, clean air.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large building where sick or injured people get medical care
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2.9
A place where older people live and receive help with daily tasks and medical care
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3.0
A building where people go to see doctors and get treatment
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3.4
A place where older people live and get care
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7.5
A place where people stay to get medical care and rest for a long time
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3.0
A place like a hospital or clinic where people get medical care
A hospital where people stay a long time to recover from serious illness
How Long-Term
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sanitarium comes from the Latin root sanit- meaning 'health' and the ending -arium meaning 'a place'. It is related to words like sanitary and sanitize, so a sanitarium is a 'place for health' where people go to recover.