emergency department
Noun
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Noun
emergency department (plural emergency departments) (abbreviated ED)
- (healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.
- accident and emergency (A&E) (British)
- casualty (British)
- emergency room (ER) (North America)
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