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hos⋅pice

  [hos-pis]
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–noun
1. a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., esp. one kept by a religious order.
2. Medicine/Medical.
a. a health-care facility for the terminally ill that emphasizes pain control and emotional support for the patient and family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
b. a similar program of care and support for the terminally ill at home.
Origin:
1810–20; < F < L hospitium hospitium
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Hospise
Personal Care Focused On Quality Of Life. Learn More Today.
www.EvercareHospice.com
VITAS® Hospice Care
The Leading Provider of Hospice Services in California. Call Today.
www.VITAS.com/Hospice_Care
hos·pice   (hŏs'pĭs)   
n.  

  1. A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.

  2. A program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.


[French, from Old French, from Latin hospitium, hospitality, from hospes, hospit-, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hospice 
1818, "rest house for travelers," from Fr. hospice, from L. hospitum "guest house, hospitality," from hospes (gen. hospitis) "guest, host" (see host (1)). Sense of "home for the aged and terminally ill " is from 1893; hospice movement first attested 1979.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hos·pice
Pronunciation: 'häs-p&s
Function: noun
: a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for supplyingthe physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

hospice hos·pice (hŏs'pĭs)
n.
A program or facility that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional, spiritual, social, and financial needs of terminally ill patients at a facility or at a patient's home.

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