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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescentro de cuidados paliativos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsentɾo ðe kuˈwaiðos paliaˈtivos
"Recibió atención especializada en un centro de cuidados paliativos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A home or program providing care for the sick, terminally ill, or injured, focusing on palliation rather than curative treatment.
"She chose to spend her final weeks receiving comfort care at a local hospice."
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To place a terminally ill patient in a hospice or provide hospice care for them.
"The doctors recommended that they hospice the patient once aggressive treatments ceased."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin hospitium, meaning 'hospitality' or 'an inn/lodging for travelers', coming from hospes (guest or host). During the Middle Ages, it evolved to describe a place of shelter for the needy, pilgrims, and the sick run by monastic orders, eventually shifting in the late 20th century to specifically denote specialized palliative care for the terminally ill.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hospice" is said worldwide
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soins palliatifs
Transliteration: swɛ pa.lja.tif
"Il a été admis en soins palliatifs la semaine dernière."
Hospiz
Transliteration: hɔˈspiːts
"Das Hospiz bietet eine würdevolle Begleitung bis zuletzt."
hospice
Transliteration: ˈɔs.pit.se
"Il paziente è stato trasferito in un hospice."
centro de cuidados paliativos
Transliteration: ˈsentɾo ðe kuˈwaiðos paliaˈtivos
"Recibió atención especializada en un centro de cuidados paliativos."
cuidados paliativos
Transliteration: kwiˈdadus pali.aˈtivus
"A unidade de cuidados paliativos oferece conforto aos pacientes."
उपशामक देखभाल
Transliteration: upashamak dekhbhal
"अंतिम समय में उन्हें उपशामक देखभाल केंद्र में भर्ती कराया गया।"
临终关怀
Transliteration: lín zhōng guān huái
"这家医院设立了专门的临终关怀病房。"
호스피스
Transliteration: hoseupiseu
"그 환자는 호스피스 병동에서 안정을 취하고 있다."
ホスピス
Transliteration: hosupisu
"彼は最期の時間をホスピスで過ごすことを選んだ。"
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