hospice

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hos·pice /ˈhɒspɪs $ ˈhɑː-/ noun [countable]  MHHOSPITALa special hospital for people who are dying 临终安养院，善终医院

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hospice• Mary, who was suffering from terminal cancer, spent her last few months in a hospice.• Palliative care and hospice care became two of the first casualties.• Diane chose hospice instead of aggressive treatment.• Harewood hospice team targets summer opening Organisers moved a step closer to opening Darlington's new hospice this week.• Pensioners at the complex have been collecting money to help the town's hospice appeal for the last two years.• Nevin suggested that hospices could distribute the medical marijuana to hospice patients who were too ill to leave their homes.• Volunteers such as the receptionist form the backbone of the hospice and volunteer sitters have been helping for five years.• The hospice movement started six years ago to help terminally ill people.Origin hospice (1800-1900) French Latin hospitium, from hospes; → HOST1

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hospice
hos‧pice /ˈhɒspəs, ˈhɒspɪs $ ˈhɑː-/ noun [countable]a special hospital for people who are dying
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ hospital a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment: He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital. | the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford | a mental hospital
   ▪ medical center American English a large hospital, which often has many different departments, including areas for research: a discovery by doctors at the New England Medical Center
   ▪ clinic a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment and advice is given to people who do not need to stay in a hospital: a family-planning clinic (=which gives people help and advice about birth control) | a special clinic for people with drug and alcohol problems
   ▪ hospice a special hospital for people who are dying: They are hoping to raise funds to build a hospice for sick and dying children.
   ▪ nursing home/old people's home (also home) a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after, by nurses: She doesn't want to end up in a nursing home.
   ▪ sanatorium a place where people recovering after a long illness were sent in the past, so that they could rest and receive special care: He was sent to a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.

hos·piceBrE /ˈhɒspɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːspɪs/ 🔊 nouna hospital for people who are dying 临终安养院◆an AIDS hospice艾滋病患者安养院