sanitarium /san·i·tar·i·um/ (-tar´e-um) an institution for the promotion of health.
sanitarium
sanitarium [san″ĭ-ta´re-um]
sanitarium
san·i·tar·i·um (s n  -târ  - m)n. See sanatorium. |
sanitarium
[san′iter′ē·əm]
Etymology: L, sanitas, health
a facility for the treatment of patients suffering from chronic mental or physical diseases, or the recuperation of convalescent patients. Also called sanatorium.
sanitarium [san″ĭ-ta´re-um]
an institution for the promotion of health. The word was originally coined to designate the institution established by the Seventh Day Adventists at Battle Creek, Michigan, to distinguish it from institutions providing care for mental or tuberculous patients.
sanitarium
Health care A term of waning popularity for a health care facility that provides long-term inpatient care for a particular condition. See Saranac. Cf Hospice.
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