ED

Where ambulances arrive

ED stands for emergency department, the part of a hospital that handles urgent cases: She was rushed to the ED.

ED also stands for erectile dysfunction: He asked his doctor about ED medication. (Lowercase ed. abbreviates editor or edition; Ed is the given name.)

erectile

erectile dysfunction

Inability to achieve rigidity

Cialis · penile · treatment · therapy · diagnosis · symptom · circulation · arousal · performance · psychological

emergency

emergency department

Acute care facility

trauma · ambulance · paramedic · urgent · admission · waiting · overcrowding · staffing · physician · nurse

eating

eating disorder

Mental illness affecting nutrition

  • anorexiaEating disorder, self-starvation
  • bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
  • bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake

purging · restriction · recovery · relapse · treatment · therapy · inpatient · outpatient · nutrition · refeeding

education

Department of Education

Federal agency governing schools

  • federalDivided governmental authority
  • policyAdopted principle of action
  • reformImprove by correcting faults

administration · Secretary of Education

Categories
Opposites
abbreviation vs. spelled out form

EDspelled out

unabbreviated · expanded · erectile dysfunction · eating disorder · education

SEXUAL FUNCTION (if ED = erectile dysfunction)

EDpotency

Degree of strength

erectile function · virility · sexual health · arousal

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT SETTING (if ED = emergency department)

EDoutpatient clinic

Medical facility without hospitalization

primary care · routine care · long-term care

Phrases
Family

edit, editor, edited, redact

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