hospitalization meaning and definition

HOSPITALIZATION noun

Definition of hospitalization (noun)

1. a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
   • "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
2. the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
   • "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
3. insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
   • synonyms: hospitalization insurance
4. placing in medical care in a hospital
   • synonyms: hospital care, hospitalisation