Medical Dictionary
hospitalization
noun hos·pi·tal·iza·tion
Medical Definition of HOSPITALIZATION
1
: the act or process of being hospitalized <pain persisted constantly through a two-day period, finally necessitating hospitalization—Journal of the American Medical Association>
2
: the period of stay in a hospital <drug treatment shortened the length of hospitalization—Today's Health>
Variants of HOSPITALIZATION
hos·pi·tal·iza·tion or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·isa·tion \ˌhäs-(ˌ)pit-əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\
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