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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Officers Michael Fisher and David Walters were charged with manslaughter for standing in the infirmary and watching the beating take place but not taking any action.
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She was subsequently assigned to work as a doctor in the camp’s infirmary.
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After a season full on injury and availability issues, the only players left on the infirmary report are Josh Manson, who hasn’t played since Feb. 4 but skated Tuesday morning at Family Sports Center, and captain Gabe Landeskog.
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The footage shows one officer kicking Mr. Brooks, whose face is bloodied, and then forcing him onto his back on an infirmary examination table while another officer punches Mr. Brooks in the upper body.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
She was subsequently assigned to work as a doctor in the camp’s infirmary.
—Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
After a season full on injury and availability issues, the only players left on the infirmary report are Josh Manson, who hasn’t played since Feb. 4 but skated Tuesday morning at Family Sports Center, and captain Gabe Landeskog.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
The footage shows one officer kicking Mr. Brooks, whose face is bloodied, and then forcing him onto his back on an infirmary examination table while another officer punches Mr. Brooks in the upper body.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmary. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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