ricoverato

hospitalized

adjective ree-koh-veh-RAH-toh Rare

Also means

admitted (to hospital)

Usage Note

Ricoverato is the past participle of ricoverare ('to hospitalize, to admit to care'), used as an adjective or noun. As a noun, un ricoverato means a patient who has been admitted — as opposed to outpatient. The seed lists it as a verb, but it functions primarily as an adjective/noun in usage. Takes essere when used in the passive/compound tenses.

Examples

"Il paziente è ricoverato in terapia intensiva."

Natural Translation

The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.

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