hospitalization

hospitalization
/hos'pi tl euh zay"sheuhn/, n.
1. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
2. the period during which a person is hospitalized: to extend one's hospitalization.
[1905-10; HOSPITALIZE + -ATION]

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