Emerg

//iːˈməɹd͡ʒ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The emergency department of a hospital. Canada, slang

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
a&eaccident and emergencycasualtycasualty departmente. r.e.r.

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Clipping of emergency.

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