sanatoriums

noun

variants or sanatoria or sanitariums or sanitaria also sanitoriums or sanitoria
plural of sanatorium
as in hospitals

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  1. hospitals
  2. hospices
  3. infirmaries
  4. clinics
Noun
  • Plans with lower monthly costs often have narrower networks of doctors and hospitals, and less generous drug coverage.
    — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • One survivor remained in critical condition and was transferred Monday to Cho Ray Hospital, one of Vietnam’s premier public hospitals, in Ho Chi Minh City for specialized treatment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • The vice president and other officials have downplayed evidence of collateral damage in their crackdown on fraudulent hospices.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 15 June 2026
  • Kate Middleton issued a letter in support of children's hospices on June 15.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Definition of hospices
Noun
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.
    — Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of infirmaries
Noun
  • The ReGen Pod is marketed to clinics, gyms and high-end consumers, while systems like the Vibragenix RegenX med bed pitch spa-like experiences at premium price points.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Families use them to consult doctors remotely, arrange transport to distant clinics, send photos of wounds and symptoms, ask relatives for money, document abuse and reach schooling that is no longer available in person to many girls and women.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of clinics
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