emergicenter

[ ih-mur-juh-sen-ter ]
/ ɪˈmɜr dʒəˌsɛn tər /

noun

a walk-in facility for treatment of minor medical emergencies.

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Origin of emergicenter

First recorded in 1980–85; emerg(ency) + -i- + center

Words nearby emergicenter

emergency room, emergency theory, emergent, emergent evolution, emergent norm, emergicenter, emerging, emerging market, emerita, emeritus, emerize
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