emergency physician
A physician (or doctor) who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients.
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A physician (or doctor) who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients.
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(US) A physician who specializes in the care of hospital in-patients.
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(North America, Philippines, 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.
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A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
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(chiefly, British, NZ) The department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies.
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(Canada, slang, medicine) The emergency department of a hospital.