"casualty department" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: casualty departments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} casualty department (plural casualty departments)
  1. (British) (also casualty ward) the department of a hospital providing immediate treatment for emergency cases. Tags: British Synonyms: A&E, accident and emergency, ; [North-America], emergency department, emergency room, casualty [clipping]
    Sense id: en-casualty_department-en-noun-q5KpCwGq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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