sick berth
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(nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
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A sick berth is a place, often a specific room or area, in a ship or other maritime vessel, that is designated for the treatment and care of sick or injured crew members. It is essentially the ships equivalent to a hospital ward or infirmary.
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