sanitarium /san·i·tar·i·um/ (-tar´e-um) an institution for the promotion of health.
sanitarium
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
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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