Well, here's Stedman (a standard medical dictionary) on 'emergent' from...a hundred years ago: emergent 1. Arising suddenly and unexpectedly and calling for qu

Well, here's Stedman (a standard medical dictionary) on 'emergent' from...a hundred years ago: emergent 1. Arising suddenly and unexpectedly and calling for quick judgment and prompt action. http://books.google.com/books?id=OG0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA290&dq=stedman%27s+dictionary+emergent&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cXMgU9bjBaauyAHv94DACw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=stedman's%20dictionary%20emergent&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=OG0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA290&dq=st...