infirmary
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An infirmary in an American high school.
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɝməɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
infirmary (plural infirmaries)
- A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
- 2015, Minister for Home Affairs, “Regulation 7”, in Prevention of Terrorism (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015, archived from the original on 28 August 2023, page 92:
- There shall be provided an infirmary or a place for the treatment of sick detained person in every place of detention.
- A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
Translations
place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital
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clinic or dispensary within another institution
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