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infirmary

noun

Definition of infirmary

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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Recent Examples of infirmary When not picking zucchini, asparagus or other vegetables, Sister Clare Joseph runs the monastery infirmary. — Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 John Anthony Cole, 49, is the prisoner in the video, and the incident occurred in the Adult Detention Center infirmary, Miller said. — Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for infirmary

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Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs issued a statement saying that the service member — assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 — was injured at the stadium and died at a local hospital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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Afsaneh Salari’s Tehran, Under the Skin enters Tehran’s cosmetic clinics to explore the pressures behind Iran’s widespread culture of cosmetic surgery in pursuit of physical perfection, in a conservative society that seeks to control women’s beauty.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Eligible hospitals could use the money for improvements to medical facilities, including intensive care and trauma care facilities, operating rooms, laboratories, clinics and imaging facilities.

— Haley Parsley October 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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