Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospitalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hos-pi-tal-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers

Uncountable

noun

A spoiled or degenerate condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From hospital + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

hospital-associated deconditioning HAD

Questions

What does hospitalism mean?
wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers
Where does hospitalism come from?
From hospital + -ism.

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