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noun ADJ. open, public | private | hospital | maternity, surgical, etc. VERB + WARD be admitted to He was admitted to the casualty ward. | be discharged from WARD + NOUN nurse, sister, staff | round The doctor was doing her morning ward round. PREP. in a/the ~ She spent five days in the maternity ward. | on the ~ How many midwives are on the ward?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary