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Hospitalism — (or anaclitic depression in its sublethal form) was a pediatric diagnosis used in the 1930s to describe infants who wasted away while in hospital. The symptoms could include retarded physical development, and disruption of perceptual motor skills … Wikipedia
Hospitalism — Hos pi*tal*ism, n. (Med.) A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hospitalism — hospitalísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 12.03.2009. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
hospitalism — /hos pi tl iz euhm/, n. 1. hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients. 2. the adverse mental and physical effects caused by such conditions. 3. the physiological and psychological consequences of living in a hospital, nursing home,… … Universalium
hospitalism — noun maternal deprivation of infants who are in long term institutional care … Wiktionary
hospitalism — n. depression caused by a stay in the hospital … English contemporary dictionary
hospitalism — noun the adverse effects of a prolonged stay in hospital … English new terms dictionary
hospitalism — hos·pi·tal·ism … English syllables
hospitalism — /ˈhɒspətəlɪzəm/ (say hospuhtuhlizuhm) noun the gradual decline in the health of people who remain in hospital for a long period of time. {hospital + ism; coined by René Spitz, Viennese born psychoanalyst, 1887–1974, in his study of… …
hospitalism — n. the adverse effects of a prolonged stay in hospital … Useful english dictionary
