sanatoriumnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsæn.əˈtɔː.ri.əm/us/ˌsæn.əˈtɔːr.i.əm/plural sanatoriums or sanatoria US also sanitariuma special type of hospital, usually in the countryside, where people can have treatment and rest, especially when getting better after a long illness
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Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- asylum
- detoxification centre
- ear, nose, and throat
- emergency room
- ENT
- er
- Harley Street
- health maintenance organization
- intensive care
- lunatic asylum
- madhouse
- Medicare
- mental hospital
- operating room
- outpatients
- sanitarium
- surgery
- the funny farm
- theatre
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