hospice
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noun \ˈhäs-pəs\Definition of HOSPICE
1
: a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order
2
: a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill
See Examples of HOSPICE
- She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
- <the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat>
Origin of HOSPICE
French, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium, from hospit-, hospes host — more at host
First Known Use: 1818
Related to HOSPICE
- Synonyms
- auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hotel, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern
hos·pice
noun \ˈhäs-pəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HOSPICE
: a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill
hospice
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Home or hospital for relieving physical and emotional suffering of dying persons. In patients expected to live only months or weeks, hospice care offers an alternative to aggressive life-prolonging measures, which often only increase discomfort and isolation. Hospices provide a sympathetic environment in which prevention (not just control) of physical pain has top priority, along with patients' emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a health facility, on an outpatient basis, or at home.
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