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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Body camera footage shows Brooks' hands tied behind his back in a prison infirmary as officers punched him, hit him with a shoe, lifted him by his neck, pushed him up against a wall, and stripped him of his clothing before medical personnel entered an examination room to assess him.
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Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 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.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Brooks was transferred to Marcy from Mohawk Correctional Facility, just down the road, on Dec. 9 and brought to the prison infirmary.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 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.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Brooks was transferred to Marcy from Mohawk Correctional Facility, just down the road, on Dec. 9 and brought to the prison infirmary.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmary. Accessed 11 Feb. 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
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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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