pesthouse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pesthouse
    n 1: hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially
         leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {lazar
         house}, {pesthouse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pesthouse \Pest`house"\, n.
   A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any
   pestilential disease.
   [1913 Webster]

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