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.
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Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
After the beating, another correction sergeant, Donald Slawson, mopped up the blood in the infirmary, preventing investigators from finding any blood spatter to analyze, prosecutors allege.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Last month 10 former New York corrections employees were indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, an inmate violently beaten while handcuffed in a prison infirmary in December.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Some, due to age or infirmary, may not have access to computers that need to be used to complete the web forms.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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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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