Definition of "sanatorium" []

• An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation. (noun)
• A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium. (noun)

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• "December 2nd, 2009 Golfer TIGER WOODS has escaped rapist charges following a single-vehicle accident, which landed him in sanatorium upon Friday (27Nov09)."
• "Thus he called his sanatorium in Kent "The Confessional," and his methods, there, followed pretty closely the methods of the mediæval"
• "At that rate, experts say, the return of the sanatorium is a real possibility in some cities."