sanitaria

noun

variants or sanitariums
plural of sanitarium
as in sanatoriums

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  1. infirmaries
  2. hospitals
  3. 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
  • At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One passenger in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, the Illinois State Police said, while the other three occupants of the vehicle were taken to area hospitals, and two — including a 4-year-old girl — were later pronounced dead.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • Studies have concluded that even as for-profit hospices have expanded, the industry has saved Medicare money by offsetting other expensive care.
    — Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • That's why she's partnered with Baker's team and other Bay Area hospitals, hospices and medical centers through The Holding Co.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of hospices
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