See Also: Broughton Hospital, Grace Hospital(health)
VA Hospital(health)
KSB Hospital(health)
E.S.I. Hospital(health)
UNM Hospital(health)
PG Hospital(health)
UBC Hospital(health)
UAB Hospital(health)
Rex Hospital(health)
Guy's Hospital(health)

hospital (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin hospitale 'place to stay at', from Latin hospitalis 'of a guest', from hospes; HOST1]
a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment
　He's in hospital recovering from an operation.
　 By the time she went to the hospital , the pain was really bad.
　Your mother should be out of hospital within three days.
　 She was treated by paramedics at the scene before being rushed to hospital .
　A man has been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds.
　 He is likely to be discharged from the hospital later today.
　 a top-security psychiatric hospital
　 More than 20 officers needed hospital treatment .
　 surgical techniques which avoid the need for a hospital stay
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
in hospital British English
in the hospital American English
go to hospital BrE
go to the hospital AmE
come/be out of hospital BrE
come/be out of the hospital AmE
leave hospital BrE
leave the hospital AmE
be taken to hospital BrE
be taken to the hospital AmE
be rushed to hospital BrE
be rushed to the hospital AmE
be airlifted/flown to hospital BrE
be airlifted/flown to the hospital AmE (=be taken to hospital in a plane)
be admitted to hospital BrE
be admitted to the hospital AmE (=be brought into a hospital for treatment)
be discharged/released from hospital BrE
be discharged/released from the hospital AmE (=be allowed to leave a hospital because you are better)
psychiatric hospital (=a hospital for people with mental illness)
maternity hospital (=a hospital where women have their babies)
hospital treatment/care
hospital stay (=the period that someone spends in hospital)
WORD FOCUS: hospital
types of hospital: medical center (AmE) (=a big hospital)
maternity hospital (=for women who are having a baby)
mental hospital/psychiatric hospital (=for people who are mentally ill)
clinic (=for people receiving a particular kind of treatment)
hospice (=for people who are dying)
nursing home (=for old people)
parts of a hospital: A&E also casualty (BrE), emergency room (AmE), operating theatre (BrE) operating room (AmE), ward, unit
people in a hospital: doctor, nurse, surgeon, patient, orderly