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noun
wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A spoiled or degenerate condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: hospital-associated deconditioning, HAD
Antonyms: none provided
History
From hospital + -ism.
Across languages
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