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Definition of Hospital
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Hospital: A place for receiving medical or surgical care, usually as an inpatient (resident). An ill person in the US may be 'in the hospital,' and his ailing UK counterpart would say he is 'in hospital.'