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preventorium

preventorium noun: an institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.

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

Forms of preventorium

pluralpreventoriums
pluralpreventoria

Questions about preventorium

What does preventorium mean?
Preventorium means an institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.
What part of speech is preventorium?
Preventorium is a noun.
What is the plural of preventorium?
The plural of preventorium is preventoriums.

Words near preventorium in the dictionary

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

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