hospitalization

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The bite is severe enough for J.D. to need overnight hospitalization, which is also very convenient for the movie, as it has no use for J.D. anyway.

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  1. noun The act of placing a person in a hospital as a patient.
  2. noun The condition of being hospitalized.
  3. noun Insurance that fully or partially covers a patient's hospital expenses.

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  • The bite is severe enough for J.D. to need overnight hospitalization, which is also very convenient for the movie, as it has no use for J.D. anyway. —  Film.com Movie Blog
  • Freeman at CBS Sports (who has been all over this story), the reason for the hospitalization was acute stress. —  FanHouse
  • He said the reason for his hospitalization was uncertain.
  • Unfortunately, the terms of his hospitalization were emergent and thus he did not have ... —  Brain Blogger
  • Although both cases recovered without hospitalization, the spread of the swine H1N1 in a human population is cause for concern. —  PLIGG_Visual_Name - PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All
 

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