sanatorium

Meaning

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

Synonyms

sanitarium

rest home

health resort

sanatarium

dispensary

funny farm

health centre

hospital

🏥

infirmary

loony bin

madhouse

booby hatch

convalescent home

convalescent hospital

crazy house

nuthouse

snake pit

cuckoo’s nest

Bedlam

funny house

nut house

health farm

spa

nursing home

clinic

resort

hostel

home

🏠

sickroom

Translations

Sanatorium

sanatorium

sanatorio

sanatorio

sanatoryum

Heilanstalt

σανατόριο

sanatori

sanatorium

casa di salute

sanatório

Sanatorien

sana

Krankenheim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsænəˈtɔɹiəm/

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.