sanatorium

noun

sanatorium

noun

UK /ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əm/ · CA, US /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əm/

Etymology Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.

1

An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

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