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hospitalism

[ hos-pi-tl-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm /

noun

hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.

the adverse mental and physical effects caused by such conditions.

the physiological and psychological consequences of living in a hospital, nursing home, etc.

Origin of hospitalism

First recorded in 1865–70; hospital + -ism

Words nearby hospitalism

hospital record, hospital ship, hospital train, hospitaler, hospitalet, hospitalism, hospitalist, hospitality, hospitality suite, hospitalization, hospitalization insurance

Example sentences from the Web for hospitalism

He was one of the first to set to work with method to investigate this question of Hospitalism.

Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) |Henry Laing Gordon