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
  • Military liaison officers were assisting families at hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Wainwright.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Cerner's technology helps hospitals and healthcare providers manage patient information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • Typically, the agency has pursued health fraud cases centered on providers, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.
    — John Fund, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hospices
Noun
  • Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Definition of infirmaries
Noun
  • Staff who work at harm reduction clinics set up specifically to help men who use steroids tell me that twenty years ago there were fewer users, and those users took longer breaks between cycles at lower doses.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In everyday shopping centers, clinics offer health screening and elective care.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of clinics
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