noun

hospitalisation

hospitalization

Her illness required immediate hospitalisation.

Her illness required immediate hospitalization.

The number of hospitalisations is rising.

The number of hospitalizations is rising.

((sth.)) require hospitalization to need to be put in the hospital Her illness required immediate hospitalization.

Synonyms: admission (to hospital)

From 'hospitalize' + '-ation', a suffix forming nouns of action. It means the act or process of being hospitalized.

The '-ization' ending signifies an action or process. So, it's the process of putting someone in a hospital.

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