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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In a small infirmary, a prisoner was talking with a medic.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Reports from the following day say at least one student was admitted to the UConn infirmary for back injuries and others sustained cuts and bruises during their removal.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Moore got the pizza and cheesecake and shared the meal with about eight friends and family in an infirmary room at the state penitentiary in Lincoln the night before the execution, said the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America pastor.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Weinstein was moved to an infirmary at Rikers Island late Monday from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Reports from the following day say at least one student was admitted to the UConn infirmary for back injuries and others sustained cuts and bruises during their removal.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Moore got the pizza and cheesecake and shared the meal with about eight friends and family in an infirmary room at the state penitentiary in Lincoln the night before the execution, said the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America pastor.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Weinstein was moved to an infirmary at Rikers Island late Monday from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmary. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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