hospitalization
noun
- admission of a patient to a hospital
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ / /ˌhɑ(ː)s.pɪ.tə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ / /-aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.
- The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
- Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.