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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That ended when Jack Drury injured his hand blocking a shot Dec. 10 against San Jose, and the infirmary ward has grown bigger.
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Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Officers first took him to the Marcy infirmary, where the beating took place, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
As investigators on Tuesday continued to probe the death of Robert Brooks, a New York inmate who was brutally beaten while handcuffed in a prison infirmary, residents held demonstrations and vigils as officials announced procedural changes at the facility where the savage episode occurred.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Bringing The Odyssey cruise ship to life was no mean feat–from a fully functioning pool on the leisure deck to the most stylish infirmary a doctor could ask for, this set creates a luxurious backdrop for all the show’s medical drama.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
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Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Officers first took him to the Marcy infirmary, where the beating took place, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
As investigators on Tuesday continued to probe the death of Robert Brooks, a New York inmate who was brutally beaten while handcuffed in a prison infirmary, residents held demonstrations and vigils as officials announced procedural changes at the facility where the savage episode occurred.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Bringing The Odyssey cruise ship to life was no mean feat–from a fully functioning pool on the leisure deck to the most stylish infirmary a doctor could ask for, this set creates a luxurious backdrop for all the show’s medical drama.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmary. Accessed 24 Jan. 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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