Hos|pi|tal|er — or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a hospital at… … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal — «HOS pih tuhl», noun. 1. a place where sick or injured people or others who need medical treatment are cared for: »The doctor removed my tonsils at the hospital. 2. a similar place for animals. 3. a repair shop usually for small items, such as… … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… … Useful english dictionary
Hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|i|sa|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. Especially British. hospitalization … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|ist — «HOS pih tuhl ihst», noun. a physician whose specialty is treating patients in hospitals … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|i|za|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of putting someone in a hospital for treatment: »The doctor advised hospitalization for the child. 2. the state of being put in a hospital for treatment. 3. the period of being hospitalized: »His long … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|ize — «HOS pih tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to put in a hospital for treatment: »So frail that he had to be hospitalized, he took his cure in his own hands (Newsweek). 2. to accustom to hospital treatment … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|man — «HOS pih tuhl MAN», noun, plural men. a corpsman of the United States Navy … Useful english dictionary
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