Introduction / Context:
“Infirmary” is a term for a place where the sick or injured receive medical care—often a small hospital ward, school clinic, or on-site medical room. The test checks whether you can distinguish the place from procedures, conditions, or people related to medicine.
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Target word: infirmary.
- Options: surgery; disease; patient; medical ward (clinic).
- We want the closest synonym indicating a place of treatment.
Concept / Approach:
- An infirmary is a medical facility or ward where basic treatment and care are given.
- Thus, “medical ward (clinic)” captures the correct sense.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Define infirmary: a room, ward, or building for the care of the sick or injured.Match to “medical ward (clinic)” as the best synonym among options.Eliminate terms describing procedures (surgery), conditions (disease), or persons (patient).
Verification / Alternative check:
Context test: “Report to the infirmary” = “Report to the clinic/medical ward” for care.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
surgery: A procedure/operating specialty; not the facility in general.disease: An illness; not a place.patient: A person receiving care; not the location.
Common Pitfalls:
Confusing medical nouns that refer to people or procedures with nouns that refer to places where care is delivered.
Final Answer:
medical ward (clinic)
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