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infirmary

noun

Definition of infirmary

as in hospital

a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured The school's infirmary has reported an increase in flu cases.

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Recent Examples of infirmary Jail records show he is being held without bail in the infirmary at the South Placer Jail in Roseville. — Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026 What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026 Word of Olena’s infirmary spread throughout Mariupol’s central district, and locals caught in shellings and crossfire and building collapses came to seek her out. — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 The court documents describe how Adair had pre-existing medical conditions and was being transported in a wheelchair back to his cell from the infirmary right before the altercation took place. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for infirmary

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These counties have no hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care, and no obstetric clinician.

— Kayley Corley, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
That has changed quietly, with robots now performing important roles in operating rooms, hospital wards, rehabilitation centers, and corridors around the world.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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The money issue is driving people into higher-paying dietitian jobs in private practice or outpatient clinics, or into other fields, like nursing, said Jason Fee.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Substances such as sermorelin, tesamorelin, CJC-1295, ipamorelin and a suite of other formulas are reaching more people through compounding pharmacies, telehealth prescribers and longevity clinics.

— Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

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