An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
EMERGENCY
emergency, exigency, pinch
(noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; “he never knew what to do in an emergency”
emergency
(noun) a state in which martial law applies; “the governor declared a state of emergency”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emergency (plural emergencies)
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
(archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
Synonyms
• (hospital department): ER, casualty, emerg
Source: Wiktionary
E*mer"gen*cy, n.; pl. Emergencies. Etym: [See Emergence.]
1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill.
2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. Swift. A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. Brougham.
Syn.
– Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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