A health resort. ... Compare: sanatorium. ... Synonym: salutarium. ... Origin: L. Sanitas, health ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(san″ĭ-tar´e-әm) an institution for the promotion of health. The word was originally coined to designate the institution established by the Seventh Day Adventists at Battle Creek, Michigan, to distinguish it from institutions providing care for mental or tuberculous patients. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
San`i·ta'ri·um noun [ New Latin See Sanitary .] A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. 'A sanitarium for troops.' Latin Oliphant. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/14