Hospital (Noun)
Meaning 1
A health facility where patients receive treatment.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The injured patient was immediately rushed to the hospital for further examination and treatment.
- Her grandmother had been staying at the hospital for the past few days after her heart surgery.
- Doctors at the local hospital have successfully developed a program for children's vaccination and disease prevention.
- I decided to volunteer at the nearby hospital as part of my school's community service program.
- During his vacation, my cousin visited our friend who was admitted to the hospital after an accident.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Sanatarium
- Insane Asylum
- Institution
- Asylum
- Lazaret
- Pesthouse
- Mental Institution
- Sanitarium
- Lazarette
- Mental Home
- Foundling Hospital
- Psychiatric Hospital
- Lazar House
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Meaning 2
A medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the hospital after the accident for immediate treatment.
- She has been working as a nurse at the local hospital for over five years.
- The new hospital building is equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities and equipment.
- After the surgery, he was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit for recovery.
- The hospital's emergency room was filled with people injured in the natural disaster.