| hospitals, municipal | Hospitals controlled by the city government. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| municipal | 1. Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers. 2. Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation. "Municipal law is properly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state." (Blackstone) Origin: L. Municipalis, fr. Municipium a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free town, fr. Municeps an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; munia official duties, functions + capere to take: cf. F. Municipal. Cf. Immunity, and Capacoius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| municipal government | Urban governmental functions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| municipal hospital | A government hospital administered by city officials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| municipal solid waste | Garbage. Refuse offering the potential for energy recovery; includes residential, commercial, and institutional wastes. (05 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, district | Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area. (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) |