sickroom

noun

Definition of sickroomnext
as in hospital

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Recent Examples of sickroom When Praskovya bursts into her husband’s sickroom, the music shoots a jolt of energy — and life — into the moment. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021 Even the devoted family dog, Heidi, was banished from the sickroom. — Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 In 1855, Martineau once again confined herself to a sickroom due to a resurgence of her symptoms. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021 To prevent infected air from seeping out of the sickroom, Fox suggests wedging towels in the gap under the bedroom door. — Liz Szabo, NBC News, 17 May 2022 For Richard Wright and Masaoka Shiki, lying on their sickroom beds, writing haiku was an art of short spurts of insight followed by exhaustion. — Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 25 June 2020 On the night of September 8, 1976, as Mao hovered near death, senior members of the Politburo gathered in a sickroom in the leadership compound in Beijing to pay their final respects. — Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickroom
  1. hospital
  2. infirmary
  3. clinic
  4. sanatorium
Noun
  • Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • The temperatures were so hot in France that the lack of air conditioning in many parts of hospitals is posing a health risk.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of hospital
Noun
  • Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • John Anthony Cole, 49, is the prisoner in the video, and the incident occurred in the Adult Detention Center infirmary, Miller said.
    — Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026
Definition of infirmary
Noun
  • Total clinic compensation includes pay of primary care physicians, medical specialties, surgeons and advanced practice nurses and physician assistants.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Grady officials said the medical campus will offer imaging services, a surgery center, specialty clinics, pharmacy services, rehabilitation, and a full floor dedicated to pediatric care provided by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of clinic
Noun
  • In May, after a multiyear renovation, the property, which spent the better part of the last century as a physical and mental wellness sanatorium, reopened as a modern spa resort.
    — Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
  • Overall Winner World Food Photography Awards The Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium (health hotel) is a colossal concrete complex built on radon-rich hot springs in the mountains of Tajikistan.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of sanatorium

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“Sickroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickroom. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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