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131hospital — /hos pi tl/, n. 1. an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment. 2. a similar establishment for the care of animals. 3. a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital. 4.… …
132infirmary — /in ferr meuh ree/, n., pl. infirmaries. 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. [1425 75; late ME < ML infirmaria. See INFIRM, ARY] * * * …
