triagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtriː.ɑːʒ/us/ˈtriː.ɑːʒ/the process of quickly examining patients who are taken to a hospital in order to decide which ones are the most seriously ill and must be treated first:
The triage nurse told him he would have to wait.
the process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first
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Medical examination
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triage
verb [ T ] ukus
The casualties were triaged.