病棟 (byoutou) Japanese meaning: hospital ward | KotomoraHe is hospitalized in the surgical ward.
The new hospital ward will open next month.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が病棟に入院するfor someone to be admitted to a ward
The patient was admitted to the internal medicine ward.
〈人〉が病棟を回るfor someone (e.g. a doctor) to make rounds through a ward
〈人〉が病棟で働くfor someone to work in a hospital ward
She is a nurse who works in the pediatric ward.
The doctor makes rounds through the ward every morning to examine patients.
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