EMS

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emergency medical service; emergency medical services

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Medical Definition

EMS

abbreviation

emergency medical service; emergency medical services

eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome

Geographical Definition

Ems

geographical name

ˈemz

ˈem(p)s

river 231 miles (372 kilometers) long in northwestern Germany flowing north into the North Sea

or Bad Ems

ˌbät-

town in western Germany southeast of Koblenz

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