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HOSPITAL WARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
Example:
they put her in a 4-bed ward
Synonyms:
hospital ward; ward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hospital ward" is a kind of...):
block (housing in a large building that is divided into separate units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hospital ward"):
detox (the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified)
maternity ward (a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants)
Holonyms ("hospital ward" is a part of...):
hospital; infirmary (a health facility where patients receive treatment)
