hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

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In the Instagram snap, Dorfman is seen wearing a hospital gown, smiling from her hospital bed and cuddling baby Harper in her arms. Gil MacIas, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 In a post that interlaced text with clips of Pintauro in a hospital gown, sometimes with an intubation tube, Pintauro shared he had been diagnosed with a bloodstream infection resulting from a tear in his stomach lining. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 Sitting alone in an examination room, dressed only in a hospital gown, Kerry Schwartz awaited a gynecological biopsy to have a fibroid removed. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 She was taken to Mission Hospital in Asheville, which Drye said didn’t have running water or even a hospital gown to offer her. Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hospital gown 

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“Hospital gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospital%20gown. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

hospital gown

noun
: a loose robe that is usually open in the back and is worn by patients in a medical facility (such as a hospital)

called also patient gown, johnny

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