infirmary
infirmary
Definition
in·fir·mary (in fʉr′mə rē)
noun pl. -·ries
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
Etymology: ML infirmaria, infirmarium < L infirmus
infirmary
Synonyms
infirmary
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- southwest: Fylde infirmary from the southwest, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham.
- southeast: Pembroke 1903 infirmary from the southeast, 2000. © Peter Higginbotham.
- northeast: Newport 1869 infirmary from the northeast, 2005. © Peter Higginbotham.
- west: Bramley later infirmary from the west, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham.
- south: Mile End Old Town 1883 infirmary from the south, 2001 © Peter Higginbotham.
Converse of object
- erect: Neath Union Infirmary The Neath Union erected a separate infirmary on a site to the south of Neath.
- build: In 1905 the guardians agreed to build a new infirmary which contained 4 wards on 2 floors with room for 66 patients.
Adjective modifier
- Western: The Epilepsy Unit is situated in the grounds of the Western Infirmary in the west end of Glasgow.
- royal: In a further question concerning cancer waiting time targets and proposed ward changes, at Aberdeen royal infirmary.
- separate: A separate infirmary stood at the north of the site.
- original: A separate block, probably the original infirmary, stood at the rear.
- new: A new Infirmary was opened on Mayday Road in 1885.
Modifies a noun
- block: An infirmary block stood at the north side of the main building.
- ward: Bombing during the Second World War severely damaged the original workhouse and the 1905 male infirmary ward.
- building: A separate infirmary building had been added to the site by 1850.
- door: He climbed up the ladder to the mid-deck and found most of ship's company silently gathered around the infirmary door.
- complex: The infirmary complex at the south of the workhouse was built in several phases.
Noun used with modifier
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