"accident and emergency" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} accident and emergency (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly British, New Zealand) The department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies. Tags: British, New-Zealand, uncountable Synonyms: casualty, emergency room, A&E [common] Translations: akutmodtagelse [common-gender] (Danish), skadestue [common-gender] (Danish), päivystyspoliklinikka (Finnish), urgences [feminine, plural] (French), sürgősségi osztály (Hungarian)
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