26984 words

hospital

2 definitions • 5 examples
1
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses:

Examples:

a general/children's/maternity hospital
hospital patients/staff
UK I've got to go (in)to hospital (US to the hospital) to have an operation.
UK She spent a week in hospital (US in the hospital) last year.
2
a place where people who are very ill or injured are treated by doctors and nurses:

Examples:

[ U ] She spent a week in the hospital last year.

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