sanatorium, sanitarium

sanatorium, sanitarium
   Both are somewhat archaic terms for institutional retreats designed to improve or restore peoples health. They can be treated as synonyms, though clearly you should stick to one form or the other in any particular piece of writing. Note that the first is spelled sana-, the second sani-.

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  • sanatorium, sanitarium —    Both are somewhat archaic terms for institutional retreats designed to improve or restore peoples health. They can be treated as synonyms, though clearly you should stick to one form or the other in any particular piece of writing. Note that… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • Sanitarium — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sanitarium peut désigner : orthographe alternative pour sanatorium Sanitarium, un jeu vidéo d aventure sorti en 1998 sur PC Welcome Home (Sanitarium) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sanatorium — [ sanatɔrjɔm ] n. m. • 1878; mot angl. (1842) « station de plein air »; du bas lat. sanatorius « propre à guérir » ♦ Maison de santé située dans des conditions climatiques déterminées, où l on soigne les tuberculeux. ⇒ préventorium. Des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sanitarium de Battle Creek — Le Sanitarium de Battle Creek aujourd hui, le Centre fédéral Hart Dole Inouye Présentation Architecte …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sanitarium — may refer to: *An alternate spelling of sanatorium *Battle Creek Sanitarium, made famous by John Harvey Kellogg *Sanitarium Health Food Company *Sanitarium (videogame), a point and click adventure game released in 1998 *Welcome Home (Sanitarium) …   Wikipedia

  • Sanitarium — San i*ta ri*um, n. [NL. See {Sanitary}.] A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. A sanitarium for troops. L. Oliphant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sanitarĭum — (lat.), soviel wie Sanatorium …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sanitarium — Sanitarĭum, s.v.w. Sanatorium (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • sanitarium — (Brit. sanatorium) ► NOUN (pl. sanitariums or sanitaria) N. Amer. ▪ an establishment for the care of convalescent or chronically ill people …   English terms dictionary

  • Sanatorium — San a*to ri*um, n. [NL. See {Sanatory}.] An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See {Sanitarium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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