infirmary

as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured The school's infirmary has reported an increase in flu cases.

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Recent Examples of infirmary Reagan was taken to the prison infirmary, where he was pronounced dead. Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025 As he was being taken to the infirmary, he was allegedly assaulted again, the indictment states. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Brooks was on an infirmary bed when the attack occurred, and at one point in the video his face was visibly bloodied. 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 See All Example Sentences for infirmary
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Noun
  • Instead, apply a clean dressing over the eye and go to the hospital immediately.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Funding for rural hospitals has been a flashpoint in debates over the bill’s adjustments to provider taxes.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The Senate Parliamentarian upheld a provision in the bill prohibiting Medicaid funds from being used to reimburse health clinics that also provide elective abortions, saying that the measure was compliant with the Byrd Rule, which restricts what can be included in a budget reconciliation bill.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • Between April 2021 and July 2023, prosecutors say that Ali struck agreements with at least 41 substance abuse clinics in Arizona, including two identified in court papers as TUSA and CHWC.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 30 June 2025

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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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