| Noun | 1. | hospitalization - a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 2. | hospitalization - the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" | |
| 3. | hospitalization - insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense | |
| 4. | hospitalization - placing in medical care in a hospital | |