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urgicentre, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˈəːdʒɪˌsɛntə|, U.S. |ˈərdʒiˈˌsɛn(t)ər|, |ˈərdʒəˈˌsɛn(t)ər|
Forms: 19– urgi-center, 19– urgicenter, 19– urgy center, 19– urgicentre[Brit. and Canad.] [Also with capital initial(s).]
[‹ urg- (in urgent adj.) + -i- + centre n. and adj., after Surgicenter n. Compare slightly earlier emergicentre n.]
= emergicentre n.
1983U.S. News & World Rep. 5 Dec. 75 The typical urgent-care facility, or ‘urgy center’, is open at least 12 hours a day, and some stay open round-the-clock. 1985Geriatrics Sept. 96/1 A California group of hospital-affiliated urgicenters. 1989N.Y. Times 4 June xii. 12/2 Walk-in medical care centers like Metro-Med, referred to in other states as Urgy centers—Urgent Care Centers—got their start in California about 25 years ago. 1993Mercer Business (Nexis) May i. 16 Scheduled for completion in September is the medical center's new Urgi-Center, next to the Emergency Department, to serve patients who don't have severe medical problems. 1999Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Jan. b3 All walk-ins will go to the Riverside... The Urgicenter..will be open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |