Dispensary vs Hospital - What's the difference?
dispensary | hospital |
A place or room where something is dispensed.
A room specifically designed for the dispensing of drugs; a pharmacy.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
A place where medical cannabis is sold (marijuana or cannabis dispensary)
A building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.
A building founded for the long term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
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The place and state of being hospitalized.
As nouns the difference between dispensary and hospital
is that dispensary is a place or room where something is dispensed while hospital is a building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.As an adjective hospital is
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(wikipedia hospital)Noun
(en noun)- they spide a goodly castle, plast / Foreby a riuer in a pleasaunt dale, / Which choosing for that euenings hospitale , / They thither marcht [...].
- Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital .