rehospitalize
verb[Tusually passive]
medicalspecialized(UKusuallyrehospitalise);(re-hospitalize,re-hospitalise)uk/ˌriːˈhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪz/us/ˌriːˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl.aɪz/to take someone back tostayinhospitalagain after they have beentreatedand haveleft:
Herconditionsoonbecameworseagain and she had to be rehospitalized.
He was re-hospitalised after hefailedto take hismedication.
- If thepatientsbroketheagreement, they could be rehospitalized orrequiredtoattendatreatmentprogramme.
- Patients with apositivementalattitudeare lesslikelyto be rehospitalized within ayear.
- Thewoundbecameinfectedand they had to rehospitalise me.
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- aggressively
- bed blocker
- bed-blocking
- birth tourism
- bring
- clinic
- logroll
- logrolling
- look aftersomeone/something
- medical tourism
- minister
- nurse
- patch
- respite care
- self-care
- setsomethingup
- soother
- takesomethingin
- tend
- treat