0 a sanatorium
1 (esp. in the past) a type of hospital for people who needed long periods of rest and treatment for their illnesses:
She died of tuberculosis at a sanitarium in Saranac Lake, N.Y., in 1914.
Her decision allowed the hospital to build a sanitarium for poor convalescents.
Upon waking, she is locked in a sanitarium room as its newest patient.
It is known for its clean thin air and was once known for its health sanitariums.
During this time, many people died in the sanitarium of tuberculosis.
He lived there until 1911; in 1914 the building was converted to a sanitarium.
Recognizing his problem, he checked himself into more than a dozen hospitals and sanitariums in an effort to stop his drinking.
Many patients in the end stages of tuberculosis were admitted to the sanitarium because it was the only option available to them.
The hotel included a sanitarium, a casino, an extravagant lobby, and an elegant 50ft m by 160ft m dining room.
