Sanatory
Pronunciation : San"a*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sa to heal. See Sanable.]
Definition : Defn: Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative; sanative. Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey.
Note: Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded. Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more general meaning of pertaining to health.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913