nonhospitalized

adjective

non·​hos·​pi·​tal·​ized ˌnän-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-tə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce nonhospitalized (audio)
: not hospitalized
nonhospitalized patients

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonhospitalized was in 1904

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nonhospitalized

adjective
non·​hos·​pi·​tal·​ized
variants or chiefly British nonhospitalised
-ˈhäs-ˌpit-ᵊl-ˌīzd How to pronounce nonhospitalized (audio)
: not hospitalized
nonhospitalized patients
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