hospitalisation

Definitions of hospitalisation
  1. noun
    placing in medical care in a hospital
    synonyms: hospital care, hospitalization
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    type of:
    medical aid, medical care
    professional treatment for illness or injury
  2. noun
    the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
    synonyms: hospitalization
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    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
  3. noun
    a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
    synonyms: hospitalization
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    type of:
    period, period of time, time period
    an amount of time
  4. noun
    insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
    synonyms: hospitalization, hospitalization insurance
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    type of:
    health insurance
    insurance against loss due to ill health
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