Casualty /(?)/

Cas·u·al·ty

Casualty

n.

pl. Casualties

  1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency.
    Losses that befall them by mere casualty.
  2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an unhappy casualty.
  3. Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion. (Mil. & Naval)

Phrases & Compounds
Casualty ward
A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident.