SICKBAY

sickbay, sick berth

(noun) (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sickbay (plural sickbays)

A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).

A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.

Synonyms

• infirmary

Source: Wiktionary



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