# emerg

Pronunciation: say "i-MURJ" US /ɪˈmɝdʒ/, UK /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/

## Noun

1. The emergency department of a hospital, the unit that treats urgent and often serious medical cases. *(slang, Canada)*
   - Simple: The part of a hospital that treats people who are suddenly hurt or very sick.
   - _She spent six hours in emerg waiting to see a doctor._
   - _The nurse told us to go straight to emerg if the fever came back._

## Origin

A clipping (shortened form) of "emergency."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/emerg (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).