infirmary

noun

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in·fir·ma·ry | \ in-ˈfərm-rē

, -ˈfər-mə- \

plural infirmaries

Definition of infirmary

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 He was pronounced dead in the infirmary at 2:48 a.m., said Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2021 Four inmates are receiving treatment in outside hospitals while 131 are recovering in the MacDougall-Walker infirmary. — Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Garcia may join him in the infirmary with his knee ailment. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021 The judge, whose name was not publicly available, rejected the request, and Mercado remained in the infirmary. — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021 Khadu's death comes after Isaabdul Karim died in an infirmary on Rikers Island on Sunday. — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2021 An estimated 30 people are dead and 145 injured after Boko Haram militants attack a crowded market in Kerawa, Cameroon, and an infirmary near a Cameroonian military camp, according to Cameroonian military spokesman Col. Didier Badjeck. — CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 After his arrest in late 2009, Vazquez-Torres was housed in the infirmary at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun for more than five months, according to court records. — Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2014 During his tenure, $1.7 million was raised for capital improvements to build a new infirmary at Camp Wise and the Debra Ann November Aquatics Center at the Anisfield Day Camp, among other notable projects. — cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021 See More

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