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Definitions for: Infirmary [n] a health facility where patients receive treatment
Webster (1913) Definition: 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 out-patients are treated.
Synonyms: hospital
See Also: asylum, burn center, clinic, creche, foundling hospital, health facility, hospital room, hospital ward, insane asylum, institution, lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto, medical building, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, military hospital, pesthouse, psychiatric hospital, sanatarium, sanatorium, sanitarium, ward
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