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lazarette

/ˌlæz.əˈret/

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noun

/ˌlæz.əˈret/C2formalmedicalobsolete
  • ruИсторический термин для больницы или карантинной станции, особенно для людей, страдающих инфекционными заболеваниями, такими как проказа.

A historical term for a hospital or quarantine station, especially one for people suffering from infectious diseases such as leprosy.

  1. Quarantine hospitalC2formalmedical

    A hospital or shelter for people suffering from contagious diseases, especially leprosy, often located in isolation.

    ruКарантинная больница

    • The village had a lazarette where lepers were cared for.
    • During the plague, patients were sent to the lazarette outside town.
    • The old lazarette now serves as a museum.
    • Sailors with fever were isolated in the ship's lazarette.

    Synonymslazaretlazarettopesthouse

Forms
  • lazarettes plural form
  • lazarettes' possessive plural form
  • lazarette's possessive singular form