"stretcher case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stretcher cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stretcher case (plural stretcher cases)
  1. An injured person who needs to be carried on a stretcher. Related terms: basket case Translations (injured who needs a stretcher): paaripotilas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stretcher_case-en-noun-lMW7Oetl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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