infirmary
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4.1
- noun
- /ɪnˈfɜrməri/
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enfermería
- After falling and injuring his leg, the coach took him straight to the infirmary for treatment.
- work in the infirmary
- ear infirmary
- eye and ear infirmary
Jace wakes up in the Infirmary, Isabel and Alec are waiting for him.
- Jace wakes up in the Infirmary, Isabel and Alec are waiting for him.
- She says I left him with my sister at Leith and he says and did you take the shortcut down Inverleigh Throw to get here to the Infirmary?
- But as soon as you're sexually mature and you have a date, you should take her to the Infirmary or maternity ward.
Examples
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Still in the infirmary, but the doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
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I free Quinn and tell him to get over to the infirmary to guard against infection.
Fiction book (1992) -
I was working in the infirmary all day with...
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I would get their medicine from the infirmary.
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Get him to the infirmary immediately and call an ambulance.
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Let's get you to the infirmary.
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Let's take him to the infirmary.
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Well, the warden may run the prison, but I run the infirmary.
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You're confined to the infirmary until the rescue team arrives to take you back.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jace wakes up in the Infirmary, Isabel and Alec are waiting for him.
Synonyms
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3.2
A room where an ill person stays to rest and get care
How Medical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word infirmary comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and firmus 'strong', and it is related to the English words infirm and firm. So an infirmary is literally a place for people who are 'not strong', which is why it is a room or building where the sick and injured get care.