hospitalization
Translation
hospitalisation, admission to hospital
Examples
His injury required immediate hospitalization.
His injury required immediate hospitalisation.
The average length of hospitalization is five days.
The average length of hospitalisation is five days.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) requires hospitalization (sth.) needs inpatient medical care His injury required hospitalization.
Similar Words
Synonyms: admission, inpatient care
Etymology
From 'hospital' + '-ize' (to make) + '-ation' (action or process). The process of putting someone in a hospital.
Memory Tips
Note the American spelling 'hospitalization' (-z-) versus the British 'hospitalisation' (-s-). It's the 'action' of going to the 'hospital'.