infirmary
noun/ɪnˈfɜːməri/
/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/
(plural infirmaries)
- (often used in names) a hospital
- He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.
- Surgeons at the Radcliffe Infirmary successfully removed a blood clot from her brain.
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec2- When he collapsed at dinner they took him to the local infirmary.
- She works at the Radcliffe Infirmary.
- a special room in a school, prison, etc. for people who are ill
- the college infirmary
- He had to remain in the college infirmary for about a fortnight.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus, from in- ‘not’ + firmus ‘firm’.
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