sanatorium

[san-uh-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-] /ˌsæn əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-/
noun, plural sanatoriums, sanatoria
[san-uh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] /ˌsæn əˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/ (Show IPA)
1.
a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
2.
sanitarium.
Origin
1830-40; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin sanā(re) to heal + -tōrium -tory2
Examples from the web for sanatorium
  • The scene is a mixture, consisting of a private sanatorium and several other buildings.
  • He became involved in radical politics, got arrested, was sent to a sanatorium.
British Dictionary definitions for sanatorium

sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm/
noun (pl) -riums, -ria (-rɪə)
1.
an institution for the medical care and recuperation of persons who are chronically ill
2.
a health resort
3.
(Brit) a room in a boarding school where sick pupils may be treated in isolation
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from Latin sānāre to heal
Word Origin and History for sanatorium
n.

1839, Modern Latin, noun use of neuter of Late Latin adjective sanitorius "health-giving," from Latin sanat-, past participle stem of sanare "to heal," from sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Latin sanare is the source of Italian sanare, Spanish sanar.

sanatorium in Medicine

sanatorium san·a·to·ri·um (sān'ə-tôr'ē-əm) or san·a·tar·i·um (-târ'ē-əm)
n. pl. san·a·to·ri·ums or san·a·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə) or san·a·tar·i·ums or san·a·tar·i·a (-târ'ē-ə)

  1. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.

  2. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.