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Hospice - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Hospice : (noun)
1: a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic
order)
2: a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally
ill
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hospice : \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a
place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger,
guest. See Host a landlord.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hospice : Hospice: A program or facility that provides special care for people who are near the end of life and for their families. Hospice care can be provided at home, in a hospice or another
freestanding facility, or within a hospital . See also: Hospice care.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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