1. Plural of leprosarium; hospitals or institutions for the treatment and care of patients with leprosy.
Usage: Medical/historical term; Also called leper hospitals or leprosaria

Examples

• Medieval leprosariums were often built outside city walls to isolate patients.
• The leprosariums of the Middle Ages provided shelter and basic medical care to those afflicted with leprosy.
• Many historical leprosariums have been converted into museums documenting the history of the disease.
• Patients in leprosariums received treatment with early antimicrobial compounds.
• The architecture of ancient leprosariums reflected the medical understanding of contagion at the time.