Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of admitting again; the state of being readmitted; renewed admission.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a second or subsequent admission

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of admitting someone again

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Examples

  • Cynthia A Fontanella, PhD, the lead researcher, asserted, "Our finding that polypharmacy was associated with an increased risk of readmission is concerning, although not surprising."

    Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010

  • Cynthia A Fontanella, PhD, the lead researcher, asserted, "Our finding that polypharmacy was associated with an increased risk of readmission is concerning, although not surprising."

    Dana Ullman: Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010

  • His efforts to gain readmission have been unsuccessful.

    Medpundit 2004

  • They are sure soon to recover sufficiently from their terror to solicit for readmission, which is not to be obtained but by repeating a verse, with which those who are knowing and provident are provided.

    A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton

  • Political pundits who would have you think that a hospital admission should cure the disease and that a readmission is a sign of doctor or hospital failure know little about the nature of the formidable degenerative diseases that affect the hearts and lungs, bones and brains, and immune systems of the elderly.

    U.S. News 2010

  • Political pundits who would have you think that a hospital admission should cure the disease and that a readmission is a sign of doctor or hospital failure know little about the nature of the formidable degenerative diseases that affect the hearts and lungs, bones and brains, and immune systems of the elderly.

    SOCIALIZED MEDICINE JR 2010

  • Political pundits who would have you think that a hospital admission should cure the disease and that a readmission is a sign of doctor or hospital failure know little about the nature of the formidable degenerative diseases that affect the hearts and lungs, bones and brains, and immune systems of the elderly.

    U.S. News 2010

  • One cause of the readmission was a lack of follow up visits and coordinated care post discharge.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • The "readmission" requirements themselves were grounded in the power of the houses of Congress to be the judge of their own elections, returns, and qualifications.

    "A 'bill of particulars' against the Constitution." Ann Althouse 2006

  • The report considered Ontario offenders over a five-year period beginning in 1991 and showed that the "readmission" rate of non-parolees was almost double that of parolees.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2010

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