"stairchair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stairchairs [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Pick that wheelchair patient up and place her in the stairchair to get down that flight of stairs.",
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