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noun person killed/injured in a war/an accident ADJ. heavy, high, serious | light | pedestrian | road | civilian, military | human VERB + CASUALTY cause, inflict The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population. | incur, suffer Our division suffered only light casualties. CASUALTY + NOUN figures, list, rate part of a hospital VERB + CASUALTY be admitted to He was admitted to casualty with head injuries. | rush sb to, take sb to CASUALTY + NOUN department, unit, ward PREP. in ~ He works as a doctor in casualty.
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