hospital gown

noun

: a robe worn by a patient in a hospital

Examples of hospital gown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jonesboro police posted video of the incident online, which shows Harris allegedly beating a man who was handcuffed and sitting detained in the back of his patrol car wearing what looks like a hospital gown. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024 Billy Lee Coram, the inmate in the back of the patrol car, is wearing a hospital gown and choking himself with a seatbelt wrapped his neck as the car is moving in the roughly 12-minute video. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024 In the video, the detainee appears to be handcuffed in the back of a police car, wearing a hospital gown. Melissa Alonso, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 In her post on Instagram, 22-year-old Brink can be seen lying in her hospital gown post-surgery and interacting with her parents, Greg and Michelle, and her boyfriend Ben Felter. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hospital gown 

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Medical Definition

hospital gown

noun
: a loose robe that is usually open in the back and is worn by patients in a medical facility (such as a hospital)

called also patient gown, johnny

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