"stairchair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stairchairs [plural]
Etymology: stair + chair Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stair|chair}} stair + chair Head templates: {{en-noun}} stairchair (plural stairchairs)
  1. (emergency medicine) A foldout gurney used to transport a medical patient up and down stairs. Categories (topical): Emergency medicine
    Sense id: en-stairchair-en-noun-O5mD3F-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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