general hospital

noun

A hospital which is not specialized in a specific form of care, but has a broad array of services, functioning in most areas of hospital care.

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Meanings

noungeneral hospital (plural general hospitals)

plural general hospitals

  1. A hospital which is not specialized in a specific form of care, but has a broad array of services, functioning in most areas of hospital care.

Origin

From general + hospital. From being non-specialized, which functions in most, or all areas of hospital care.

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general hospital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20hospital

MLA

“general hospital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20hospital. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general hospital,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20hospital.

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