sanatorium

noun
🔊/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/
🔊/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/
(plural sanatoriums, sanatoria
🔊/ˌsænəˈtɔːriə/
🔊/ˌsænəˈtɔːriə/
)
(North American English also sanitarium
🔊/ˌsænəˈteəriəm/
🔊/ˌsænəˈteriəm/
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  1. a place like a hospital where patients who have a long-term illness or who are getting better after an illness are treated疗养院;休养所
    • In the early twentieth century, tuberculosis sanatoriums were common in the US.20世纪初,结核病疗养院在美国很常见。
    Topics Medicinec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, based on Latin sanare ‘heal’.