The Open Dictionary

sanitarium

名词

UK/ˌsæn.əˈteə.ri.əm/
US/ˌsæn.əˈter.i.əm/

定义 sanitarium 名词

  1. Countable

    An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for convalescence.

    • In the early 20th century, tuberculosis sanitariums were common in the United States.

    • The writer stayed at a sanitarium to recover his strength.

    • They sent her to a mountain sanitarium for long-term care.