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infirmary Definition

in·fir·mary (in fʉrmə 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

n.

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

  • workhouse: The original workhouse infirmary lay directly to the south of the main building.
  • prison: Written in the prison Infirmary, February, 1850.
  • eye: In 1824, with Dr. George Monteath, he established an eye infirmary, initially very small.