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Noun Concept

Categories: Leper colonies, Leper hospitals, Death, Quarantine facilities, Isolation (health care)

lazaretto lazaret lazarette lazar house pesthouse

Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) WordNet 3.0

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Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A pest house, plague house, pesthouse or fever shed was a type of building used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, smallpox or typhus. Wikipedia

A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy. Wikipedia

A lazaretto or lazaret is a quarantine station for maritime travellers. Wikipedia

Place to quarantine people with leprosy Wikidata

Military or maritime quarantine station Wikidata

Building used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases Wikidata

A place where leprous people are isolated from the rest of the population. OmegaWiki

A place to quarantine patients with leprosy or other communicable illnesses. Wiktionary

A ship or building used for quarantine. Wiktionary

A place where sufferers of leprosy could live in quarantine to avoid spreading the disease. Wiktionary

Place of quarantine for lepers. Wiktionary (translation)

An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections. Wiktionary

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hospital