infirmary
noun
in·fir·ma·ry
in-ˈfər-mə-rē 
-ˈfərm-rē
plural infirmaries
1
: a place (as in a school or prison) where sick or injured individuals receive care and treatment
2
: a large medical facility : hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Examples of infirmary in a Sentence
One of the students became ill and was sent to the infirmary.
Recent Examples on the Web
In response, conservation groups have added signs urging drivers to slow down, worked to redesign local roads to better protect local habitats, and also runs an infirmary for injured cassowaries.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
What started as a single infirmary on the corner of Third and Oak Streets in 1886 has grown into more than 400 health care facilities across 31 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate.
—Ben Hubbard Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The nurse in the infirmary took my temperature, which was high, and then gave me Theraflu and sent me back to work.
—Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
Behind it was a church, a visitation room, an infirmary, and the market.
—Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
In 1970, the sisters sold the infirmary to Extendicare Inc., citing a lack of funding and staffing necessary to continue operating the hospital.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Margaret hears screaming and follows the sounds to the infirmary, observing a childbirth so unnatural, even the climactic delivery of Damien can’t help seeming tepid by comparison.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The 10,800-square-foot interior includes crew and guest cabins, offices, a galley, a mess area, lounges and, like many support vessels these days, an infirmary.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 June 2024
What started as a single infirmary on the corner of Third and Oak Streets in 1886 has grown into more than 400 health care facilities across 31 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate.
—Ben Hubbard Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The nurse in the infirmary took my temperature, which was high, and then gave me Theraflu and sent me back to work.
—Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
Behind it was a church, a visitation room, an infirmary, and the market.
—Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
In 1970, the sisters sold the infirmary to Extendicare Inc., citing a lack of funding and staffing necessary to continue operating the hospital.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Margaret hears screaming and follows the sounds to the infirmary, observing a childbirth so unnatural, even the climactic delivery of Damien can’t help seeming tepid by comparison.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The 10,800-square-foot interior includes crew and guest cabins, offices, a galley, a mess area, lounges and, like many support vessels these days, an infirmary.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
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infirmary
noun
in·fir·ma·ry
in-ˈfərm-(ə-)rē
plural infirmaries
: a place (as in a school or camp) for the care of sick or injured people
also
: hospital
Medical Definition
infirmary
noun
in·fir·ma·ry
in-ˈfərm-(ə-)rē
plural infirmaries
1
: a place (as in a school or prison) where sick or injured individuals receive care and treatment
2
: a large medical facility : hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
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