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hospitalización

hospitalisation

noun ohs-pee-tah-lee-sah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Hospitalización refers to the act or period of being admitted to a hospital. The related verb is hospitalizar and the past participle hospitalizado is common in news reporting. Note the silent initial h. In Latin America the phrase internación is also used for hospital admission, while Spain uses hospitalización or ingreso hospitalario.

Examples

"La hospitalización duró tres semanas."

Natural Translation

The hospitalisation lasted three weeks.

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