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sickroom

noun

Definition of sickroom

as in hospital

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Recent Examples of sickroom When Praskovya bursts into her husband’s sickroom, the music shoots a jolt of energy — and life — into the moment. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021 Even the devoted family dog, Heidi, was banished from the sickroom. — Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 In 1855, Martineau once again confined herself to a sickroom due to a resurgence of her symptoms. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021 To prevent infected air from seeping out of the sickroom, Fox suggests wedging towels in the gap under the bedroom door. — Liz Szabo, NBC News, 17 May 2022 For Richard Wright and Masaoka Shiki, lying on their sickroom beds, writing haiku was an art of short spurts of insight followed by exhaustion. — Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 25 June 2020 On the night of September 8, 1976, as Mao hovered near death, senior members of the Politburo gathered in a sickroom in the leadership compound in Beijing to pay their final respects. — Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
The temperatures were so hot in France that the lack of air conditioning in many parts of hospitals is posing a health risk.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of hospital

Noun

Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
John Anthony Cole, 49, is the prisoner in the video, and the incident occurred in the Adult Detention Center infirmary, Miller said.

— Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026

Definition of infirmary

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The Racquet Club features 12 Har-Tru Hydro Courts, and staff offer clinics and help coordinate matches.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
There is a Pilates studio; a dedicated clinic for aesthetic and therapeutic beauty services, and a Smoov bar, which serves functional drinks and vitamin supplements.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

Definition of clinic

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In May, after a multiyear renovation, the property, which spent the better part of the last century as a physical and mental wellness sanatorium, reopened as a modern spa resort.

— Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Overall Winner World Food Photography Awards The Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium (health hotel) is a colossal concrete complex built on radon-rich hot springs in the mountains of Tajikistan.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of sanatorium

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