pesthouse
/ˈpɛstˌhaʊs/
noun
- A hospital or building used to isolate people with contagious diseases, especially in historical contexts.
- In the 1800s, a pesthouse was often the only place for people with smallpox.
- During the plague, victims were taken to the pesthouse outside the city walls.
- The old pesthouse was converted into a museum about historical epidemics.
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