sanitarium

Dictionary: san·i·tar·i·um (săn'ĭ-târ'ē-əm) pronunciation

n., pl., -i·ums, or -i·a (-ē-ə).
See sanatorium.

[New Latin sānitārium, from Latin sānitās, health. See sanity.]

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IN BRIEF: n. - A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases.

Tutor's tip: This was the final winning word in the 1938 National Spelling Bee.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Synonyms: sanatorium, sanatarium

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Sanitarium may refer to:

An alternate spelling of sanatorium, a medical facility for long-term illness
Battle Creek Sanitarium, made famous by John Harvey Kellogg
Sanitarium Health Food Company, a popular health food company in Australia and New Zealand.
Sanitarium (videogame), a point-and-click adventure game released in 1998
Welcome Home (Sanitarium), a song by Metallica
The Sanitarium, a 1910 film starring Fatty Arbuckle

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