hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

Examples of hospital gown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An older Black woman is seen running down a dark corridor dressed only in a hospital gown. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024 Laid out on one of the room’s two beds was a bearded man in his mid-70s, his hospital gown open to expose his belly and chest. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 In a selfie shared on Instagram Stories, the actress was pictured in her hospital gown with watery eyes, a frown, and a thumbs down. Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 June 2024 In February, a Republican attempt to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, was defeated by a single vote when Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, surprised his colleagues with a dramatic arrival on the House floor in a hospital gown to cast the critical vote. Robert Jimison, New York Times, 3 June 2024 What to Wear Even though the surgery is limited to the wrist area, you will be asked to change into a hospital gown. Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024 In the latter, she was clad in a blue hospital gown, with braces around her neck and one leg . Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 But those small things – like not wearing a hospital gown or playing a favorite song during labor – can make people feel empowered. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024 On the fourth floor at the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, in a small pre-op room, Amedy sat in a hospital bed, wearing a blue hospital gown, resting against a pillow. USA TODAY, 23 July 2023

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“Hospital gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospital%20gown. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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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