hospitalism

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noun

wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers

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hospital-associated deconditioningHAD
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Meanings

nounhospitalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman scienceswasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers
  2. dateduncountablemedicineA spoiled or degenerate condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.

    Synonyms: hospital-associated deconditioning, HAD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA spoiled or degenerate condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.

Similar
hospital-associated deconditioningHAD

Origin

From hospital + -ism.

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Translations

German Hospitalismus
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APA

hospitalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalism

MLA

“hospitalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalism.

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