HOSPITAL WARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

Example:

they put her in a 4-bed ward

Synonyms:

hospital ward; ward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hospital ward" is a kind of...):

block (housing in a large building that is divided into separate units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hospital ward"):

detox (the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified)

maternity ward (a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants)

Holonyms ("hospital ward" is a part of...):

hospital; infirmary (a health facility where patients receive treatment)