emergent

Definition

Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.

Etymology

From Latin ēmergēns, present participle of ēmergō. The medical sense is a back-formation from emergency.

Example Sentences

• "The chief precepts of their priests enjoin the strict keeping of their Lents, which are at least seven months in every year, and are not to be dispensed with on the most emergent necessity. Letter 43"
• "Therefore, patients with ulcerative colitis should ideally be treated before they become emergent cases with toxic megacolon or perforation of the colon."
• "Bleeding manifestations in chronic DIC are more subacute than in acute DIC, but may become emergent as DIC progresses."

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