Nonhospital

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An institution that is not a hospital.

    "Nonhospitals could replace the least utilized hospitals, and the area's strengthened surviving hospital could serve as the provider of secondary care for the communities that develop nonhospitals."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not in or relating to a hospital. not-comparable

    "They recommended that prospective studies should be based on the mothers' intention to have a nonhospital delivery."

Example

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"They recommended that prospective studies should be based on the mothers' intention to have a nonhospital delivery."

Etymology

From non- + hospital. Piecewise doublet of nonhotel.

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