Infirmary

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  • noun. A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or dispensary in an institution.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
  • noun. A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a health facility where patients receive treatment
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