hospitalism en · NOUN
Etymology
From hospital + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers
- (dated, uncountable) A 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
HAD · hospital-associated deconditioning
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