Preventorium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Preventorium is a noun meaning (historical) An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.
Meaning
(historical) An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.
Example Sentences
The preventorium, located on the west slope of the Tucson Mountains, began at a former Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Papago in 1934 and remained in operation until 1945. The preventorium served as a refuge for children in danger of contracting tuberculosis.
Word Forms
- preventoriums
- preventoria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abortorium, leprosarium, leprosery, pesthouse, spittal, infantorium.
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