triage
/ˈtɹaɪɪdʒ/
Assigning degrees of urgency to decide treatment order
triage in a sentence
“Emergency room triage ensures critical patients are seen first.”
Origin of triage
From French trier (to sort, sift), originally meaning to pick or cull
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