hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

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From left: Katelyn Eagleson takes a photo of herself in a mirror; and lays dressed as The Grinch wearing a hospital gown. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Rather than celebrate and slip easily back into her old life, the character struggles to part ways with her doctors and refuses to take off her hospital gown. Catherine Santino, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Castillo, 36, wearing a yellow hospital gown, didn’t speak at the hearing. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025 Mia was also shown a YouTube comedy bit, directed by Andy Samberg, depicting her in a hospital gown giving birth with Combs acting as obstetrician. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hospital gown

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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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