hospicehos‧pice /ˈhɒspɪs $ ˈhɑː-/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINhospice
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 French, Latin hospitium, from hospes; ➔ HOST1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Mary, who was suffering from terminal cancer, spent her last few months in a hospice.
- Diane chose hospice instead of aggressive treatment.
- Harewood hospice team targets summer opening Organisers moved a step closer to opening Darlington's new hospice this week.
- Nevin suggested that hospices could distribute the medical marijuana to hospice patients who were too ill to leave their homes.
- Palliative care and hospice care became two of the first casualties.
- Pensioners at the complex have been collecting money to help the town's hospice appeal for the last two years.
- The hospice movement started six years ago to help terminally ill people.
- Volunteers such as the receptionist form the backbone of the hospice and volunteer sitters have been helping for five years.
THESAURUS► hospital
Collocations a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment: · He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital.· the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford· a mental hospital
► medical center American English a large hospital, which often has many different departments, including areas for research: · a discovery by doctors at the New England Medical Center
► clinic a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment and advice is given to people who do not need to stay in a hospital: · a family-planning clinic (=which gives people help and advice about birth control)· a special clinic for people with drug and alcohol problems
► hospice a special hospital for people who are dying: · They are hoping to raise funds to build a hospice for sick and dying children.
► nursing home/old people's home (also home) a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after, by nurses: · She doesn't want to end up in a nursing home.
► sanatorium a place where people recovering after a long illness were sent in the past, so that they could rest and receive special care: · He was sent to a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.
Longman Language Activatora hospital► hospital a large building where sick or injured people are looked after and receive medical treatment: · Lucy works as a nurse at the local hospital.be in hospitalBritish /be in the hospital especially American (=being treated in a hospital): · I was in hospital for eight weeks after the accident.be admitted to (the) hospital (=be brought into a hospital for treatment): · A man has been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds.hospital bed (=a place in a hospital for a sick person): · There is an urgent need to make more hospital beds available for long-term patients.
► medical center American a very large building that contains a hospital, doctors' offices, and other medical services: · Frank is being treated at Valley Medical Center with minor injuries.· The test is expensive and available only at certain medical centers.
► clinic a building, often part of a hospital, where people come for special medical treatment or advice about particular medical problems: · The Harvey Clinic specializes in the treatment of alcohol-related problems.· Ellen decided to go to the family planning clinic for some advice.
► hospice a special hospital where people who are dying are looked after: · Mary, who was suffering from terminal cancer, spent her last few months in a hospice.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► care
a special hospital for people who are dying· Palliative care and hospice care became two of the first casualties.· Patients are eligible for hospice care when doctors expect them to live six months or less.