sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔɹiəm/

sanatorium

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Definition

An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

Etymology

Haplology from Latin sanatus (past participle of sānō (“to cure, to heal”)) + Latin -torium. Alternatively, alteration of sanitarium influenced by words like curatorium and moratorium.