hospitalization

Noun hospitalization has 4 senses

• hospitalization(n = noun.time) - a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
is a kind of period, period of time, time period
Derived form verb hospitalize₁

• hospitalization(n = noun.state) - the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
is a kind of condition, status
Derived form verb hospitalize₁

• hospitalization(n = noun.possession) hospitalization insurance - insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense;
is a kind of health insurance

• hospitalization(n = noun.act) hospital care, hospitalisation - placing in medical care in a hospital;
is a kind of medical aid, medical care
Derived form verb hospitalize₁