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Meaning of preventorium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.

historical

Equivalents

Français préventorium

Examples

“The preventorium, located on the west slope of the Tucson Mountains, began at a former Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Papago in 1934 and remained in operation until 1945. The preventorium served as a refuge for children in danger of contracting tuberculosis.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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