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hospitalization

[hos-pi-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌhɒs pɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /




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The disease is treatable with antibiotics, and early diagnosis helps prevent severe illness and hospitalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A Jan. 31 pileup involved 59 cars with 10 people needing hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"We also believe that vaccines don't just prevent acute hospitalization after contracting the virus. They may also reduce the long-term fallout of severe infection, including the kind of immune scarring that can increase cancer risk."

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite the fear factor of measles—its high hospitalization rate, how contagious it is—we’re actually in a good spot in terms of fighting back against this disease: We have an incredibly effective vaccine.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

Surgery and hospitalization account for six months of that year; the remainder he spent recuperating in the forest home, near Bellingham, of a young Indian logger and fisherman.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote