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infirmary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈfɝməɹi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.

Meanings

1. A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
   • There shall be provided an infirmary or a place for the treatment of sick detained person in every place of detention. 2015, Minister for Home Affairs, “Regulation 7”, in Prevention of Terrorism (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015^(https://web.archive.org/web/20230828050603/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/pua_20150903_P.U.%20(A)%20206%20-%20Peraturan-Peraturan%20Pencegahan%20Keganasan%20(Orang%20Tahanan)%202015.pdf), archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023, page 92:
2. A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

Forms

Relateds

sick bay

Translations (64)

et kliinik (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · de Ambulanz (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · cmn 醫院 /医院 (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · scn nfirmarìa (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ru лазаре́т (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · eo malsanulejo (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ru санча́сть (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · be санча́сць (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · grc νοσοκομεῖον (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · de Krankenstation (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · et kliinikud (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · pl ambulatorium (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · cs ošetřovna (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · mk ла́зарет (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · sv sjukstuga (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · hu orvosi szoba (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · uk санчасти́на (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · pl infirmeria (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · fi sairastupa (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · it infermeria (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · mk диспанзе́р (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · ru диспансе́р (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · de Krankenhaus (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · id ruang kesehatan (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · et arstituba (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ru лазаре́т (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ko 병원 (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · fi sairastupa (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · es enfermería (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · bg лазаре́т (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · cs lazaret (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · la valētūdinārium (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · fr infirmerie (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · bg кли́ника (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · be медпу́нкт (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · grc ὑγιαστήριον (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ja 病院 (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · uk медпу́нкт (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ca infermeria (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · eu erizaindegi (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · tr revir (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · fr infirmerie (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · be лазарэ́т (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · pl izba chorych (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ar مُسْتَشْفًى (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · cs špitál (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · co infirmaria (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · gl enfermaría (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · gl enfermaría (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · de Krankenstation (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · el θεραπευτήριο (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · pt enfermaria (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · et kliinikud (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ru кли́ника (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · uk лазаре́т (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ja 保健室 (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · sv sjukavdelning (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · cmn 保健室 (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · cmn 醫務室 /医务室 (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · ar مَشْفًى (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · ru медпу́нкт (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · et kliinik (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital) · mk кли́ника (clinic or dispensary within another institution) · et laatsaret (place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital)