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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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California Cremation Ctrs
 So Calif Leader - Just $494 Phone (800) 466-6110
 www.CaliforniaCremationCenters.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.]
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