emergency department

== English == === Noun === emergency department (plural emergency departments) (healthcare) 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. Synonym: (abbreviation) ED ==== Synonyms ==== emergency room (ER) (US) accident and emergency (A&E) (UK) casualty (UK) ==== Translations ====