sanatorium

[US]/ˌsænəˈtɔ:ri:əm/
[UK]/ˌsænə'tɔrɪəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a medical facility for the treatment of diseases and rehabilitation, often in a peaceful setting.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a sanatorium fronting towards the lake

She spent a few weeks in a sanatorium to recover from her illness.

The sanatorium is located in a peaceful and scenic area.

Patients with tuberculosis often stayed in sanatoriums for treatment in the past.

The sanatorium offers various therapies and treatments for its patients.

He was advised by his doctor to spend some time in a sanatorium for rest and recovery.

The sanatorium provides a peaceful environment for patients to recuperate.

Her grandmother was a nurse at a sanatorium in the mountains.

The sanatorium has a strict schedule for meals and therapy sessions.

The sanatorium's gardens are well-maintained and provide a peaceful retreat for patients.

Many sanatoriums were established in the early 20th century to treat tuberculosis patients.

Real-world Examples

As with his elongated stay at the sanatorium, so with the novel itself.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

If possible, I'd like to visit your sanatorium and see you for several hours.

Source: Norwegian Wood

A good sanatorium here might be worth twenty thousand a year.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis

The stage comes when an ethical physician refuses to treat them any more, outside a sanatorium.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 2)

He refused to go to the funeral and has not visited his daughter-in-law in the sanatorium.

Source: Friday Flash Fiction

And he noticed the therapeutic benefits of art-making while he was in a sanatorium, recovering from tuberculosis.

Source: Scottish National Gallery

It happened when I was twenty-four and this time I spent seven months in the sanatorium.

Source: Norwegian Wood

That she drank herself over the edge and is holed up in some private sanatorium taking a cure.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

And we would stop filling up our sanatoriums and asylums with men who have been broken by fatigue and worry.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

In the new year of 1949, Orwell left Jura for the last time to stay at a sanatorium in the Cotswolds.

Source: Character Profile

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