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
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.
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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
Then, after one particularly intense nightmare involving confessional booths, endless hallways and grasping hands, Cecilia goes to the infirmary.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
The house, named after St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit seminarian who died in 1621, served as a dormitory building back when Bellarmine was a boarding school and also as an infirmary.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
The former built an onsite infirmary and pharmacy, while the latter designated one-third of its housing for residents with advanced dementia in need of intensive care and supervision.
—Kristina Carvalho, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
And finally, there’s an aviary for large birds that includes a kitchen and infirmary.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
Sam Kevin Cox, 59, was found unresponsive at 12:05 p.m. in the prison infirmary, where he was being treated for significant natural diseases, said Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
As part of the deal, the developer will oversee the work on the chapel and the infirmary.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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
Then, after one particularly intense nightmare involving confessional booths, endless hallways and grasping hands, Cecilia goes to the infirmary.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
The house, named after St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit seminarian who died in 1621, served as a dormitory building back when Bellarmine was a boarding school and also as an infirmary.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
The former built an onsite infirmary and pharmacy, while the latter designated one-third of its housing for residents with advanced dementia in need of intensive care and supervision.
—Kristina Carvalho, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
And finally, there’s an aviary for large birds that includes a kitchen and infirmary.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
Sam Kevin Cox, 59, was found unresponsive at 12:05 p.m. in the prison infirmary, where he was being treated for significant natural diseases, said Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
As part of the deal, the developer will oversee the work on the chapel and the infirmary.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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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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