Usage Note
Sanatorium historically referred to a residential facility for treating tuberculosis patients; in modern French it can also describe any long-stay health resort. The plural is sanatoriums or the Latinate sanatoria. It should not be confused with sanitaire ('sanitary') which shares the Latin root sanus.
Examples
"Il a passé six mois au sanatorium."
Natural Translation
He spent six months at the sanatorium.
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