hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

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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 Brody Stephens: The tiny basketball phenom battling leukemia for the second time in his life captured the attention of a sports nation as Brody was seen dribbling a basketball in the halls of Riley in a hospital gown with an IV cart being rolled behind him by nurses. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024 Jonesboro police posted video of the incident online, which shows Harris allegedly beating a man who was handcuffed and sitting detained in the back of his patrol car wearing what looks like a hospital gown. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 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 19 Nov. 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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