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nonemergently

nonemergently adverb: in a way that is not emergent.

Adverb

nonemergently (not comparable)

  1. In a way that is not emergent.
    • Except in cases of extreme prematurity or debilitation, operative treatment is indicated urgently but nonemergently, with little merit in delay.1982, Linda C. Stehling, Common problems in pediatric anesthesia, page 98
    • It is especially important to prevent rather than treat acute respiratory failure because the hospital survival rates of patients with acute respiratory failure undergoing endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy (emergently or nonemergently) have not improved over the past 20 years.1999, John R. Bach, Guide to the Evaluation and Management of Neuromuscular Disease, page 78

Antonyms of nonemergently

Origin of nonemergently

From nonemergent + -ly.

Questions about nonemergently

What does nonemergently mean?
Nonemergently means in a way that is not emergent.
What part of speech is nonemergently?
Nonemergently is an adverb.

Words near nonemergently in the dictionary

  1. nonemendation
  2. nonemergence
  3. nonemergencies
  4. nonemergency
  5. nonemergent
  6. nonemergently
  7. nonemerging
  8. nonemetic
  9. nonemigrant
  10. nonemigrants
  11. nonemigration

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