infirmary

Noun

Meaning

A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hospital sanatorium dispensary sanitarium sickroom sick bay convalescent home ward hospice lazaretto home institution surgery shelter asylum
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Antonyms

childcare child care child care facility childcare facility child-care center kinder garden

Hypernyms

health facility healthcare facility medical building

Hyponyms

lazaretto sanatorium maternity hospital institution asylum lazaret

Derivatives

infirmaries

Examples

A building at Glasgow Royal Infirmary which houses cytopathology, microbiology and pathology departments was named in his honour to recognise his work at the hospital. Source: Internet

Another five people are being treated at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, including a 17-year-old boy from Sierra Leone. Source: Internet

And the majority of the backlog is at three hospitals – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Raigmore Hospital and Ninewells in Dundee. Source: Internet

Another medical team from the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary arrived at 10:35 a.m. By about 11:10 am, all of the injured had been taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary for medical treatment; one child died en route to the hospital. Source: Internet

Further to the east, the smaller cloister contained the infirmary, novices' lodgings, and quarters for the aged monks. Source: Internet

But in 1918 it was known as St Marylebone Infirmary and had 744 beds for the “sick poor”, many of whom had tuberculosis and other chronic lung conditions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

infirmarer infirmaress infirmarian infirmation infirmative infirmatory