noun
A room in a hospital or similar facility where deceased bodies are kept before burial or cremation. Often used in news reports.
遺体は病院の霊安室に安置された。
The body was placed in the hospital morgue.
More direct and technical term for a morgue, while 霊安室 is a softer, euphemistic expression often used in hospitals.
Compound of 霊 (spirit/soul), 安 (peace/rest), and 室 (room), literally 'spirit rest room'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a euphemistic term in medical or funeral contexts.