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lazarette

/ˌlæz.əˈret/

Traduction: Terme historique désignant un hôpital ou une station de quarantaine, en particulier pour les personnes atteintes de maladies infectieuses telles que la lèpre.

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noun

/ˌlæz.əˈret/C2formalmedicalobsolète
  • frTerme historique désignant un hôpital ou une station de quarantaine, en particulier pour les personnes atteintes de maladies infectieuses telles que la lèpre.

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.

    frLazaret

    • 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.

    Synonymeslazaretlazarettopesthouse

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