hospitalization
/ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/US/ˌhɑ(ː)s.pɪ.tə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
hospitalization noun: the hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
Noun
hospitalization (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalizations)
- The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
- Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.
hospitalization meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Nepali and Tagalog
hospitalization in Tamil
- உள்ளிருப்பு சிகிச்சையளித்தல், சிகிச்சை யகத்தில் சேர்த்தல்
hospitalization in Bengali
- হাসপাতালে ভর্তি
hospitalization in Nepali
- अस्पताल भर्ना
hospitalization in Tagalog
- hospitalizing of a patient
- pagpapaospital, pagkaospital
More languagesFewer languages
- hospitalization in Indonesian
- hospitalisasi
Forms of hospitalization
| plural | hospitalizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hospitalisation |
Origin of hospitalization
From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.
Words formed from hospitalization
Words that rhyme with hospitalization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about hospitalization
- What does hospitalization mean?
- Hospitalization means the hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
- What is hospitalization in Tamil?
- Hospitalization in Tamil is உள்ளிருப்பு சிகிச்சையளித்தல், சிகிச்சை யகத்தில் சேர்த்தல். See Hospitalization meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hospitalization?
- Hospitalization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hospitalization?
- Hospitalization is pronounced /ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hospitalization?
- The plural of hospitalization is hospitalizations.
Words near hospitalization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hospitalization (page history and authors); hospitalization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hospitalization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hospitalization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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