Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Hospitalization has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
"now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
"he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
"After learning her new policy included comprehensive hospitalization, Sarah felt relieved knowing it would cover most of her upcoming surgery costs."
placing in medical care in a hospital
"The insurance claim was denied because the doctor did not document that his condition required hospitalization."
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
"The length of his hospitalization surprised everyone because he recovered so quickly from the surgery."