sanitorium
Rest cure institution
Sanitorium is a less common spelling of sanitarium—a facility for treating chronic illness, especially tuberculosis historically, or for rest and recuperation.
The spelling with -o- reflects the Latin root *sanare* (to heal), while the -a- spelling follows *sanitas* (health).
Both spellings appear in medical and historical contexts: The old sanitorium on the hill has been converted to condos.
Mycobacterial lung disease
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
20th-century · invalids · asylum · hydrotherapy · charity · consumption · alpine · heliotherapy
Undisturbed peacefulness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
hush · calm · rest · respite · retreat · peaceful · secluded · remote
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
solitary · withdrawal · enclosure · separation · restricted · containment · infectious · communicable
Outpatient treatment facility
- infirmaryFacility for treating illness
- wardProtected person; division
- patientAble to wait calmly
- doctorLicensed medical healer
nurse · treatment · therapy · diagnosis · prescription · pathology · outpatient · inpatient
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restorationReturning something to condition
mending · improvement · strength · nurture · care · bedrest · regimen · gradual
tuberculosis
Mycobacterial lung disease
19th-century · 20th-century · invalids · asylum · hydrotherapy · charity · consumption · alpine · heliotherapy · bedrest
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
stillness · hush · calm · rest · respite · retreat · peaceful · secluded · remote · meditative
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
retreat · solitary · withdrawal · enclosure · separation · restricted · containment · infectious · communicable · separated
clinic
Outpatient treatment facility
doctor · nurse · treatment · therapy · diagnosis · prescription · pathology · outpatient · inpatient · rounds
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
restoration · mending · improvement · strength · nurture · care · bedrest · regimen · gradual · prolonged
grounds
Basis for justification
dormitory · sprawling · secluded · rural · mountainside · lakeside · gatehouse · gardens · walkways · wards
sanitoriumemergency room
Hospital crisis department
trauma center · intensive care unit · emergency department · urgent care · emergency ward
sanitoriumleper colony
Isolated community for afflicted
pesthouse · morgue · charnel house · death camp · hospice
sanitoriumbattlefield
Combat engagement area
war zone · combat zone · slum · prison · sweatshop