infirmary

infirmary
Synonyms and related words:
VA hospital, asylum, base hospital, clinic, community hospital, convalescent home, convalescent hospital, dispensary, evacuation hospital, field hospital, general hospital, home, hospital, inpatient clinic, maison de sante, mental hospital, nursing home, osteopathic hospital, outpatient clinic, policlinic, polyclinic, private hospital, proprietary hospital, public hospital, rest home, sanatorium, sick bay, sickbed, sickroom, special hospital, station hospital, surgery, surgical hospital, teaching hospital, veterans hospital, voluntary hospital, ward, well-baby clinic

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  • Infirmary — In*firm a*ry ([i^]n*f[ e]rm [.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Infirmaries} ( r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See {Infirm}.] A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infirmary — mid 15c., sick bay in a monastery, from M.L. infirmaria a place for the infirm, from L. infirmus weak, frail, (see INFIRM (Cf. infirm)). The common name for a public hospital in 18c. England …   Etymology dictionary

  • infirmary — ► NOUN (pl. infirmaries) ▪ a hospital or place set aside for the care of the sick or injured …   English terms dictionary

  • infirmary — [in fʉr′mə rē] n. pl. infirmaries [ML infirmaria, infirmarium < L infirmus] a place for the care of the sick, injured, or infirm; esp., a building or room, as in a school, that serves as a hospital or dispensary …   English World dictionary

  • Infirmary — An infirmary is a hospital.The Infirmary can refer to:*Australia ** Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary , now Sydney Hospital ** Melbourne Infirmary now Kingston Centre ** Mount Royal Benevolent Asylum Infirmary (closed) ** Geelong Infirmary and… …   Wikipedia

  • infirmary — UK [ɪnˈfɜː(r)mərɪ] / US [ɪnˈfɜrmərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms infirmary : singular infirmary plural infirmaries 1) a hospital: this word is often used in the names of hospitals the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 2) a room in some schools and other… …   English dictionary

  • infirmary — [[t]ɪnfɜ͟ː(r)məri[/t]] infirmaries N COUNT: oft in names after n Some hospitals are called infirmaries. Mrs Hardie had been taken to the infirmary in an ambulance. ...the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford …   English dictionary

  • infirmary — /in ferr meuh ree/, n., pl. 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. [1425 75; late ME < ML infirmaria. See INFIRM, ARY] * * * …   Universalium

  • infirmary — in•fir•ma•ry [[t]ɪnˈfɜr mə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < ML …   From formal English to slang

  • Infirmary (Gainesville, Florida) — Infobox nrhp | name = Infirmary (Student Health Center) nrhp type = cp image size = 300px caption = location= Gainesville, Florida lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long degrees = long minutes = long seconds = long… …   Wikipedia

  • infirmary — noun (plural ries) Date: 15th century a place where the infirm or sick are lodged for care and treatment …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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