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infirmary

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in⋅fir⋅ma⋅ry

  [in-fur-muh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary.
2. a dispensary.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < ML infirmāria. See infirm, -ary
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in·fir·ma·ry   (ĭn-fûr'mə-rē)   
n.   pl. in·fir·ma·ries
A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or dispensary in an institution.

[Middle English infirmarie, from Medieval Latin īnfirmāria, from Latin īnfirmus, infirm; see infirm.]
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Word Origin & History

infirmary 
1451, from M.L. infirmaria, from L. infirmus "weak, frail," (see infirm). The common name for a public hospital in 18c. England.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·fir·ma·ry
Pronunciation: in-'f&rm-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: aplace especially in a school or college for the care and treatment of the sick
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

infirmary in·fir·ma·ry (ĭn-fûr'mə-rē)
n.
A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or clinic in an institution or school.

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