burn center
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3.9
- noun
- /bɜrn ˈsɛntər/
- Specialized
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centro de quemados
- The medical center operates a 619-bed acute care adult and pediatric hospital that provides the region's only level 1 burn center, level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and a full-service children's hospital.
- hospital's burn center
Examples
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He's on his way to the burn center.
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Two helicopters from Carolinas Medical Center were used to transport burn victims from the site and eventually to the Chapel Hill burn center.
Academic text (1994) -
The woman was taken to a burn center in San Francisco.
Blog text (22) -
Thank God we crashed in front of the Michael Jackson burn center.
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Hey, Tommy, you know, this is one of the best burn centers in the country.
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She was taken to a hospital and later transported to the burn center.
Blog text (22) -
The burn victim was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center, which has a burn center, Pifer said.
Blog text (14) -
They concluded that the BSC methodology could be adapted to a burn center and could produce many benefits.
Academic text (2001) -
Silver sulfadiazine (SSD) cream (Flamazine, Smith & Nephew, USA), present on the market for the past four decades, has been the topical antimicrobial of choice at many burn centers.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctors at the burn center are experts in treating severe injuries caused by flames.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large building where sick or injured people get medical care
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2.3
An area in a city where many hospitals and clinics are close together
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a facility for treating severe burns' is directly and compositionally derived from 'burn' (injury caused by heat/chemicals) + 'center' (a place providing a specific service). This noun+noun compound follows a common, productive pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Burn center comes from the simple idea of a hospital 'center' for people with burns. Because people with serious burns need special care, hospitals set up a 'center' just for them, so today burn center means 'a special hospital unit for people with serious burns'.