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SANITARIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sanitarium
1, record 1, English, sanitarium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Institution for treatment and recuperation of persons having physical or mental disorders; occasionally limited to places where conditions are prophylactic rather than the rapeutic. 1, record 1, English, - sanitarium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements de santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sanatorium
1, record 1, French, sanatorium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maison de santé [...] où l'on traite, par des moyens hygiéniques (repos, air, suralimentation) et médicaux, des malades atteints de maladies chroniques, spécialement les tuberculeux pulmonaires. 2, record 1, French, - sanatorium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des sanatoriums. 3, record 1, French, - sanatorium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sanatoriums (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 1, French, - sanatorium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sanatorio
1, record 1, Spanish, sanatorio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Health Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sanitarium 1, record 2, English, sanitarium
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quiet resort where people go to rest and regain health. 1, record 2, English, - sanitarium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Établissements de santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préventorium
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9ventorium
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Centre de santé (dans une station climatique, thermale ou autre). À ne pas confondre avec sanatorium. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9ventorium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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