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casualty

noun [U] (HOSPITAL)
 
 
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/ UK (US emergency room)

Definition

C2 the part of a hospital where people who are hurt in accidents or suddenly become ill are taken for urgent treatment: She had to be rushed to casualty.Medical places and organizations
(Definition of casualty noun (HOSPITAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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