hospital
♦♦♦ hos|pi|tal /h'ɒspɪtəl/ (hospitals)
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A hospital is a place where people who are ill are looked after by nurses and doctors.
...a children's hospital with 120 beds...
A couple of weeks later my mother went into hospital...men|tal hos|pi|tal (mental hospitals)
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A mental hospital is a hospital for people who are suffering from mental illness.teach|ing hos|pi|tal (teaching hospitals)
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A teaching hospital is a hospital that is linked with a medical school, where medical students and newly qualified doctors receive practical training.
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A hospital is a place where people who are ill are looked after by nurses and doctors.
...a children's hospital with 120 beds...
A couple of weeks later my mother went into hospital...men|tal hos|pi|tal (mental hospitals)
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A mental hospital is a hospital for people who are suffering from mental illness.teach|ing hos|pi|tal (teaching hospitals)
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A teaching hospital is a hospital that is linked with a medical school, where medical students and newly qualified doctors receive practical training.