nonemergent
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒnɪˈmɜrdʒənt/
- She filed her nonemergent request for a refund, expecting a response within a few days.
Examples
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The doctor scheduled his appointment for a nonemergent issue next week.
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They are routinely scrutinized for accuracy, are comprehensive, and capture all nonemergent procedures performed in the main operating room of publicly funded hospitals in the province.
Academic text (2012) -
All patient wait times from nonemergent surgeries performed in publicly funded Ontario hospitals are captured.
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Categories of medical care savings include emergency room visits for nonemergent needs, hospitalizations, skilled nursing, and outpatient physician office visits.
Academic text (2000) -
Patients in the hospital with nonemergent conditions waited longer for treatment.
Synonyms
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Not needing immediate attention or action
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Not urgent and does not need action right away
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Not serious or urgent and not part of a dangerous situation
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A health problem or symptom that is not severe and does not need immediate treatment
Antonyms
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonemergent comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and emergent from the verb emerge, which means 'to come out' or 'appear suddenly'. So a nonemergent problem is 'not sudden' or 'not urgent' and does not need immediate action, the opposite of a emergency.