san ‧ a ‧ to ‧ ri ‧ um /ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sanatoria /-riə/ or sanatoriums ) [countable] old-fashioned
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Late Latin sanatorius 'acting as a cure' , from Latin sanare 'to cure' , from sanus ; ⇨ ↑ sane ]
a type of hospital for sick people who are getting better after a long illness but still need rest and a lot of care SYN sanitarium American English
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THESAURUS
▪ hospital a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment:
He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital.
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the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford
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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)
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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.