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preventoria

preventoria is the plural of preventorium.

Meaning of preventorium

Noun

preventorium (plural preventoriums or preventoria)

  1. (historical) An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.
    • The preventorium, located on the west slope of the Tucson Mountains, began at a former Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Papago in 1934 and remained in operation until 1945. The preventorium served as a refuge for children in danger of contracting tuberculosis.2010, William Ascarza, Tucson Mountains

Questions about preventoria

What is preventoria the plural of?
Preventoria is the plural of preventorium.

Words near preventoria in the dictionary

  1. preventiveness
  2. preventives
  3. preventivist
  4. preventivists
  5. preventor
  6. preventoria
  7. preventorial
  8. preventorium
  9. preventoriums
  10. preventors
  11. preventory

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