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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As her medical condition worsened, she was moved to the Singer Center infirmary May 4.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
After being founded in 1886 as a single infirmary on Third and Oak streets, the company has slowly expanded its services and campuses, now employing more than 21,000 people in the Louisville Metro with more than 400 facilities and providers across 31 counties in Kentucky and Indiana.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
In a small infirmary, a prisoner was talking with a medic.
—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
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
After being founded in 1886 as a single infirmary on Third and Oak streets, the company has slowly expanded its services and campuses, now employing more than 21,000 people in the Louisville Metro with more than 400 facilities and providers across 31 counties in Kentucky and Indiana.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
In a small infirmary, a prisoner was talking with a medic.
—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
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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