noun.
A place for the treatment of the infirm, or persons suffering from disease or injury.
noun.
More particularly
noun.
A general hospital for the inhabitants of a small town, or for the members of an institution, as a convent or school.
noun.
A bureau or office for gratuitous aid and advice to outdoor patients in general, or for the treatment of special infirmities or deformities, as of the eye, ear, throat, etc.