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ward (word)

1. a large room in a hospital for the accommodation of several patients.

2. a division within a hospital for the care of numerous patients having the same condition.

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ward (wôrd)

n.

1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.

2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients.

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ward,

n a person, especially a minor, placed by authority of law under the care of a guardian.