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gurney

 

[ หˆษกษ™rni ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

hospital

A narrow bed on a frame with wheels, used for moving patients in a hospital.

Synonyms

bed, stretcher

Examples of usage

  • The paramedics wheeled the patient out on a gurney.
  • She was lying on a gurney in the emergency room.
Context #2 | Noun

funeral

A wheeled stretcher used for transporting bodies in a morgue or funeral home.

Synonyms

bier, stretcher

Examples of usage

  • The funeral director pushed the gurney with the casket.
  • They placed the deceased on the gurney to prepare for embalming.

Translations

Translations of the word "gurney" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น maca

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅเคŸเฅเคฐเฅ‡เคšเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Trage

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tandu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะพัะธะปะบะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nosze

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ‹…ๆžถ (ใŸใ‚“ใ‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท brancard

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ camilla

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sedye

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋“ค๊ฒƒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ู‚ุงู„ุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nosรญtka

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nosidlรก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‹…ๆžถ (dฤnjiร )

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nosila

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sjรบkrabรถrur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะทะตะผะฑั–ะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒฌแƒแƒšแƒ˜ (satsoli)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ targa

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ camilla

Etymology

The word 'gurney' originates from the name of an American doctor, Dr. Rulon S. Gurney, who designed the first wheeled stretcher in 1883. Since then, the term 'gurney' has become widely used in the medical and funeral industries for transporting patients and bodies.