What is another word for lazaretto?

Pronunciation: [lˌe͡ɪzəɹˈɛtə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Lazaretto, a term used mainly to refer to a quarantine station or hospital, has several synonyms. These include plague house, pesthouse, isolation ward, infirmary, sickbay, quarantine center, quarantine cabin, isolation hospital, quarantine hospital, and hospital of reception. The term lazaretto originated from the Italian word "lazzaretto", which means "place of infectious diseases". It dates back to the 16th century when it was used to describe an island near Venice where ships coming from plague-ridden areas were put in quarantine. Today, it is still used to describe facilities used for isolating and treating infectious diseases.

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Usage examples for Lazaretto

Early in 1812, he was appointed Professor of Vegetable and Animal Physiology in Saint John's Lutheran College, and, in the following year, as lazaretto Physician, which office he held for three years.
"The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University"
Robert Peter
Many travelers who have visited this group of islands have been obliged to pass a fortnight or more in the lazaretto before being permitted to land in the capital, while others, rather than submit to the trying discipline of quarantine, have given up their purpose of doing so.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
The lazaretto is the most perfect of any arrangement of the kind in Europe.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou

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