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(psychology) wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers.
Use hospitalism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hospitalism means (psychology) wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers.
Common synonyms include hospital-associated deconditioning, HAD.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hospitalism where its definition matches the intended context.
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