"Emergent" is the term used in the trade. Webster has this to say: > “Emergent” properly means “emerging” and normally refers to events that are just beginnin

"Emergent" is the term used in the trade. Webster has this to say: > “Emergent” properly means “emerging” and normally refers to events that are just beginning—barely noticeable rather than catastrophic. “Emergency” is an adjective as well as a noun, so rather than writing “emergent care,” use the homely “emergency care.”