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Sanatorium vs Pesthouse - What's the difference?

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Sanatorium is a see also of pesthouse.


As nouns the difference between sanatorium and pesthouse

is that sanatorium is sanatorium, sanitorium, sanitarium while pesthouse is an establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.

sanatorium

English

Alternative forms

* sanitarium (US)

Noun

(wikipedia sanatorium) (en-noun)
  • an institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence

    • pesthouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections

    • Related terms

    * pesthole

    See also

    * asylum * sanatorium

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