hospitalization
/ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhɑːspɪtələˈzeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
hospitalization — noun
1. the situation in which a sick or injured person is admitted into a hospital so t
the situation in which a sick or injured person is admitted into a hospital so that doctors and nurses can care for them, usually overnight or for several days.
Elena's grandfather needed hospitalization after his fall down the stairs.
need + hospitalization for a medical event
The doctor said Aarav's chest pain might require immediate hospitalization.
require + immediate hospitalization (urgent care pattern)
Long hospitalizations can be very lonely for elderly patients without family nearby.
Most insurance plans cover the full cost of hospitalization for emergencies.
After three weeks of hospitalization, Minho was finally allowed to go home.
- admission
the moment of being accepted into the hospital, not the whole stay
- hospital stay
everyday equivalent; less formal and more common in speech
- inpatient care
emphasises the treatment delivered while staying overnight
- outpatient care
treatment that does not require staying overnight in a hospital
- discharge
the act of leaving the hospital, the opposite endpoint of hospitalization
文法句型
hospitalization for [condition]
require/need hospitalization
用法筆記
Frequently appears in formal medical and insurance contexts. Often uncountable when describing the general experience ('require hospitalization'), but countable when referring to specific stays ('three hospitalizations last year'). Subject is typically the patient or their condition.