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hospital gown

hospital gown noun: a gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.

hospital gown: a gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on...
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Noun

hospital gown (plural hospital gowns)

  1. A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of hospital gown

Forms of hospital gown

pluralhospital gowns

Questions about hospital gown

What does hospital gown mean?
Hospital gown means a gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings or snaps.
What part of speech is hospital gown?
Hospital gown is a noun.
What is the plural of hospital gown?
The plural of hospital gown is hospital gowns.

Words near hospital gown in the dictionary

  1. hospital corners
  2. hospital corpsman
  3. hospital corpsmen
  4. hospital fever
  5. hospital gangrene
  6. hospital gown
  7. hospital gowns
  8. hospital order
  9. hospital orders
  10. hospital pass
  11. hospital passes

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