Meanings
- CanadaslangmedicineThe emergency department of a hospital.
“What we've seen in the last few days is a number of cases that have come to emerg departments.
2009 October 1, Theresa Boyle, “Second swine-flu wave hits Toronto, southern Ontario”, in Toronto Star2 more examples
These EMS people, who should just walk into the emerg, drop their patient off, and then leave, are frozen in the emerg for a long period of time, because there aren't enough resources there.
2009 January 17, Daniel Dale, “Ambulance waits get longer”, in Toronto Star“Rather than going to emerg and getting admitted and having the condition over a period of time, we understand that the event happened fairly quickly.
2009 May 26, Theresa Boyle, Tanya Talaga, “Swine flu Factor Probed in death”, in Toronto StarSynonyms: A&E, accident and emergency, casualty, casualty department, emergency, emergency department, emergency room, ER
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe emergency department of a hospital.
Origin
Clipping of emergency.
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emerg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerg
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