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infirmary

[ in-fur-muh-ree ]

noun

plural infirmaries.
  1. a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital:

    a school infirmary.

  2. a dispensary.


infirmary

/ ɪ²Ôˈ´Úɜ˳¾É™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a place for the treatment of the sick or injured; dispensary; hospital
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Origin of infirmary1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word ¾±²Ô´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äå°ù¾±²¹. See infirm, -ary
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Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.

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For the jail’s infirmary, there are options including adding new steel-braced frames.

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He was susceptible to infection as a diabetic, but doctors in the infirmary did not stop the wound from festering, according to a lawsuit that was handwritten and filed by the prisoner.

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Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the New Jersey State Prison infirmary, news outlets reported, citing the state department of corrections.

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