emergency operation

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandoperation

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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is anemergencyoperation.
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I turn now to theemergencyoperation.
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Surely this float is foremergencyoperation.
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It has affected the pace of thisemergencyoperation.
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He immediately decided that anemergencyoperationwas necessary.
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We accept that this is anemergencyoperation.
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Thisemergencyoperationdid not require my approval.
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The councilemergencyoperationdepends entirely on that warning system.
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The relative risk of anemergencyoperationwas based on that for anastomotic leakage, which came from the systematic review of effectiveness (12).
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This is anemergencyoperationwhich is very necessary and should be treated as such.
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With the exception of oneemergencyoperationin 1976, dumping there ceased in 1973.
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This is not a temporaryemergencyoperationbut a piece of vital, permanent planning.
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The baby was flown into this country for anemergencyoperation.
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Of course, they knew it was anemergencyoperationwhen the case was admitted to hospital.
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It is not, in the nature of things, involved in hisemergencyoperation.
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The immediate life-saving phase of theemergencyoperationis over.
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Here there was a group of highly efficient professional men engaged in anemergencyoperation.
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This initial stage is anemergencyoperationto meet the present situation.
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The doctor assures me that he wanted to perform anemergencyoperationat the hospital.
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A date had been arranged for anemergencyoperationwithin a fortnight.
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This is anemergencyoperation, and we must tackle it as such.
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Anemergencyoperationwas performed and the man's life was saved.
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Two patients did not complete the study in the risperidone group, as consent was retracted and anemergencyoperationoccurred, as well as two patients in the haloperidol group.
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In that instance there is a permanentemergencyoperationwhich can be followed as a result of long experience.
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In anemergencyoperationof this sort it is all too easy to point out the shortcomings.
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