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sanatorium /san·a·to·ri·um/ (san″ah-tor´e-um) an institution for treatment of sick persons, especially a private hospital for convalescents or patients with chronic diseases or mental disorders.
san·a·to·ri·um (sn-tôr-m) or san·a·tar·i·um (-târ-m)
n. pl. san·a·to·ri·ums or san·a·to·ri·a (-tôr-) or san·a·tar·i·ums or san·a·tar·i·a (-târ-)
1. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.
2. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.

sanatorium.

sanatorium [san″ah-to´re-um]
an institution for treatment of sick persons, especially a private hospital for convalescents or patients who are not extremely ill; often applied to an institution for the treatment of tuberculosis.


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