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san⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅um

  [san-i-tair-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -tar⋅i⋅ums, -tar⋅i⋅a  [-tair-ee-uh] .
an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, esp. for convalescence; health resort.
Also, sanatorium.

Origin:
1850–55; < L sānit(ās) health (see sanity ) + -ārium -ary
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san·a·to·ri·um   (sān'ə-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-)   
n.   pl. san·a·to·ri·ums or san·a·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)

  1. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.

  2. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.


[From neuter of Late Latin sānātōrius, curative, from Latin sānātus, past participle of sānāre, to heal, from sānus, healthy.]
san·i·tar·i·um   (sān'ĭ-târ'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. san·i·tar·i·ums or san·i·tar·i·a (-ē-ə)
See sanatorium.

[New Latin sānitārium, from Latin sānitās, health; see sanity.]
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Word Origin & History

sanitarium 
1851, lit. "place dedicated to health," as if from Mod.L. *sanitarius, from L. sanitas "health," from sanus "healthy, sane" (cf. sanatarium).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: san·i·tar·i·um
Pronunciation: "san-&-'ter-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural san·i·tar·i·ums or san·i·tar·ia /-E-&/
: SANATORIUM
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sanitarium san·i·tar·i·um (sān'ĭ-târ'ē-əm)
n.
See sanatorium.

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