hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

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Hoover shared a candid health update on her Instagram Stories, alongside a photo of her wearing a hospital gown, a day before the release of the novel. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026 In a kicker, Kenan Thompson plays Eleven, donning a hospital gown and wielding an Eggo waffle. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2026 Hoover wrote in an Instagram Story on Monday, which included a photo of her in a hospital gown and sweatpants. David Matthews, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 When an escaped Eleven finds her way to a diner (the image of a bald Brown in a hospital gown shoving fries into her mouth is indelible), Brenner’s team impersonates social services, kills the kind proprietor, but fails to apprehend her. Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 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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