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sanatorium

American  
[san-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-] / ˌsæn əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

plural

sanatoriums, sanatoria

  1. a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.

  2. sanitarium.

sanatorium British  
/ ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm, ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

  1. an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill

  2. a health resort

  3. a room in a boarding school where sick pupils may be treated in isolation

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Etymology

Origin of sanatorium

1830–40; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin sanā ( re ) to heal + -tōrium -tory 2

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