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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesemergenza medica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.merˈdʒɛn.t͡sa ˈmɛ.di.ka
"In caso di emergenza medica, contattare subito il pronto soccorso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health.
"Call for an ambulance immediately if you suspect someone is experiencing a medical emergency." - 2
A critical situation requiring urgent medical intervention by trained professionals to prevent catastrophic outcomes.
"The hospital staff was well-prepared to handle any medical emergency that arrived at the ward."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'medical' (derived from Latin 'medicus', meaning physician, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *med-, meaning 'to measure, take appropriate measures') and 'emergency' (derived from Medieval Latin 'emergentia', from 'emergere', meaning 'to rise out or bring to light'). Together, it emerged in modern lexicography to denote an acute, unforeseen injury or illness that poses an immediate threat to life or long-term health.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Medical Emergency" is said worldwide
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urgence médicale
Transliteration: yʁ.ʒɑ̃s me.di.kal
"C'est une urgence médicale absolue."
medizinischer Notfall
Transliteration: mɛdiˈtsiːnɪʃɐ ˈnoːtˌfal
"Bei einem medizinischen Notfall wählen Sie die Nummer 112."
emergenza medica
Transliteration: e.merˈdʒɛn.t͡sa ˈmɛ.di.ka
"In caso di emergenza medica, contattare subito il pronto soccorso."
emergencia médica
Transliteration: e.merˈχen.sja ˈme.di.ka
"El paciente fue ingresado debido a una emergencia médica."
emergência médica
Transliteration: e.meɾˈsẽ.si.ɐ ˈmɛ.di.kɐ
"Eles lidaram com uma emergência médica com muita calma."
चिकित्सा आपातकाल
Transliteration: chikitsā āpātkāl
"यह एक चिकित्सा आपातकाल है।"
医疗紧急情况
Transliteration: yī liáo jǐn jí qíng kuàng
"发生医疗紧急情况时请保持冷静。"
응급 상황
Transliteration: eung-geup sang-hwang
"의료 응급 상황에서는 즉시 구급차를 부르세요."
医療緊急事態
Transliteration: iryō kinkyū jitai
"医療緊急事態が発生したため、すぐに救急車を呼んでください。"
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