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triage
[ tree-ahzh ]
/ triˈɑʒ /
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noun
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
the determination of priorities for action: She began her workday with a triage of emails.
adjective
of, relating to, or performing the task of triage: a triage officer.
verb (used with object), tri·aged, tri·ag·ing.
to act on or in by triage: to triage a crisis.
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British Dictionary definitions for triage
triage
/ (ˈtriːˌɑːʒ, ˌtriːˈɑːʒ, ˈtraɪ-) /
noun
(in a hospital) the principle or practice of sorting emergency patients into categories of priority for treatment
the principle or practice of sorting casualties in battle or disaster into categories of priority for treatment
the principle or practice of allocating limited resources, as of food or foreign aid, on a basis of expediency rather than according to moral principles or the needs of the recipients
Word Origin for triage
C18 (in the sense: sorting (goods) according to quality): from French; see try, -age
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