hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

Examples of hospital gown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then Jonathon arrives on a gurney in a hospital gown, his face wrapped in bandages. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 July 2024 Sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a hospital gown, Steven Schwally, 64, said nothing as he was arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court on a misdemeanor count of drunken driving and ordered held on $1 million cash or $2 million bond after Friday’s horrific crash. John Annese, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024 An older Black woman is seen running down a dark corridor dressed only in a hospital gown. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024 Laid out on one of the room’s two beds was a bearded man in his mid-70s, his hospital gown open to expose his belly and chest. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hospital gown 

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“Hospital gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospital%20gown. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

hospital gown

noun
: a loose robe that is usually open in the back and is worn by patients in a medical facility (such as a hospital)

called also patient gown, johnny

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