hospitalization

Pronunciation: /ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/

The English word “hospitalization” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.

From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.

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