sanitarium, sanatorium

sanitarium, sanatorium
Despite differences in spelling and pronunciation, these words are used interchangeably. Sanitarium is more often used, possibly because it refers to a general hospital. Sanatorium is sometimes restricted to the meaning of a health resort or rest home, but this distinction is not often made. Both words are derived from a Latin term meaning "health."

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  • Sanatorium — For the musical group with the same name, see Sanatorium (band). One of the remaining turrets of the Grunwald Sanatorium (now Sokolowsko, Poland). A sanatorium (also spelled sanitorium and sanitarium) is a medical facility for long term illness,… …   Wikipedia

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  • sanatorium — [ sanatɔrjɔm ] n. m. • 1878; mot angl. (1842) « station de plein air »; du bas lat. sanatorius « propre à guérir » ♦ Maison de santé située dans des conditions climatiques déterminées, où l on soigne les tuberculeux. ⇒ préventorium. Des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sanitarium de Battle Creek — Le Sanitarium de Battle Creek aujourd hui, le Centre fédéral Hart Dole Inouye Présentation Architecte …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sanitarium — may refer to: *An alternate spelling of sanatorium *Battle Creek Sanitarium, made famous by John Harvey Kellogg *Sanitarium Health Food Company *Sanitarium (videogame), a point and click adventure game released in 1998 *Welcome Home (Sanitarium) …   Wikipedia

  • Sanitarium — San i*ta ri*um, n. [NL. See {Sanitary}.] A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. A sanitarium for troops. L. Oliphant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sanitarĭum — (lat.), soviel wie Sanatorium …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sanitarium — Sanitarĭum, s.v.w. Sanatorium (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • sanitarium — (Brit. sanatorium) ► NOUN (pl. sanitariums or sanitaria) N. Amer. ▪ an establishment for the care of convalescent or chronically ill people …   English terms dictionary

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