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Definition of Hospice

1. Noun. A lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order).

2. Noun. A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.

Definition of Hospice

1. n. A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.

Definition of Hospice

1. a shelter [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hospice

1. An institution that provides a centralised program of palliative and supportive services to dying persons and their families, in the form of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care; such services are provided by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers who are available at home and in specialised inpatient settings. Origin: L. Hospitium, hospitality, lodging, fr. Hospes, guest (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hospice

hoser hosers hoses hosey hoseyed hoseying hoseys hose down hosier hosieries

hosiers hosiery hosing Hosni Mubarak hospice (current term) hospice (current term) hospices hospices hospice care hospitable

hospitableness hospitably hospital hospital hospital-patient relations hospital-physician joint ventures hospital-physician relations hospitalisation hospitalisation hospitalise

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