| hospitals, district | Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| public utility district | (PUD) A publicly owned energy producer or distributor. PUDs operate as special government districts under the authority of elected commissions. They are not regulated by public utility commissions. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| district | 1. The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. 2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc, made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. "To exercise exclusive legislation . . . Over such district not exceeding ten miles square." (The Constitution of the United States) 3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. "These districts which between the tropics lie." (Blackstone) Congressional district. See Congressional. District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. District judge, one who presides over a district court. District school, a public school for the children within a school district. Synonym: Division, circuit, quarter, province, tract, region, country. Origin: LL. Districtus district, fr. L. Districtus, p. P. Of distringere: cf. F. District. See Distrain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| district heating or cooling | A system that involves the central production of hot water, steam, or chilled water and the distribution of these transfer media to heat or cool buildings. (05 Dec 1998) |
| district of columbia | A federal area located between maryland and virginia on the potomac river; it is coextensive with washington, d.c., which is the capital of the united states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals | Institutions with an organised medical staff which provide medical care to patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, chronic disease | Hospitals which provide care to patients with long-term illnesses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, community | Institutions with permanent facilities and organised medical staff which provide the full range of hospital services primarily to a neighborhood area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, convalescent | Hospitals which provide care to the patient for the period following an acute illness until health is restored. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, county | Hospitals controlled by the county government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, federal | Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the u.s. Federal government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, general | Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, group practice | Hospitals organised and controlled by a group of physicians who practice together and provide each other with mutual support. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, maternity | Special hospitals which provide care to women during pregnancy and parturition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, military | Hospitals which provide care for the military personnel and usually for their dependents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, municipal | Hospitals controlled by the city government. (12 Dec 1998) |