emergency departments

A form of emergency department — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of emergency department
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APA

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Chicago

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