emergency department

noun

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.

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EDemergency roomaccident and emergencycasualty
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Meanings

nounemergency department (plural emergency departments)

plural emergency departments

  1. governmentA 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.

    Synonyms: ED, emergency room, accident and emergency, casualty

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
EDemergency roomaccident and emergencycasualty
Also see
accident and emergencycasualtycasualty departmentemergemergency roomtrauma centre

Translations

Arabic الطَوَارِئ
  • الطَوَارِئ (aṭ-ṭawāriʔ)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Bulgarian спешно отделение
  • спешно отделение (spešno otdelenie)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Chinese Mandarin 急診室 /急诊室, 急症室
  • 急診室 /急诊室 (jízhěnshì)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • 急症室 (jízhèngshì)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Danish akutmodtagelse, skadestue c modtagelsesafdeling
  • akutmodtagelse(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • skadestue c modtagelsesafdeling(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Finnish ensiapupoliklinikka, ensiapuosasto
  • ensiapupoliklinikka(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • ensiapuosasto(healthcare) a department of a hospital
French urgences
  • urgences(healthcare) a department of a hospital
German Notaufnahme
  • Notaufnahme(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Greek τμήμα επειγόντων περιστατικών
  • τμήμα επειγόντων περιστατικών (tmíma epeigónton peristatikón)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Hungarian sürgősségi osztály, sürgősségi betegellátó osztály
  • sürgősségi osztály(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • sürgősségi betegellátó osztály(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Polish szpitalny oddział ratunkowy
  • szpitalny oddział ratunkowy(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Portuguese serviço de urgências, pronto-socorro
  • serviço de urgências(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • pronto-socorro(healthcare) a department of a hospital
  • pronto-atendimento(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Russian отделе́ние неотло́жной по́мощи
  • отделе́ние неотло́жной по́мощи (otdelénije neotlóžnoj pómošči)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Swedish akutmottagning
  • akutmottagning(healthcare) a department of a hospital
Ukrainian відді́лення невідкла́дної допомо́ги
  • відді́лення невідкла́дної допомо́ги (viddílennja nevidkládnoji dopomóhy)(healthcare) a department of a hospital
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APA

emergency department. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20department

MLA

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Chicago

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