חדר מיון

Hebrew

Etymology

From חֲדַר־ (khadár-) + מִיּוּן (miyún); hence literally “sorting room”.

Noun

חֲדַר־מִיּוּן • (khadár-miyún) m (plural indefinite חַדְרֵי־מִיּוּן, singular construct חֲדַר־מִיּוּן־, plural construct חַדְרֵי־מִיּוּן־)

  1. (healthcare) emergency department (a department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance); emergency room

Synonyms

  • (emergency room): מחלקה לרפואה דחופה (makhlaká lir'fu'á d'khufá, “department of urgent medicine”), מלר״ד (M.Lir.D.)

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