noun
- A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases.
- synonyms: sanatarium, sanitarium
- Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
- synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit
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