code pink
n.— «Dr. Todd Scharnberg thrives on the intermittent excitement of the work. He described how he and other neonatologists respond to a “Code Pink,” hospital jargon for when a medical team is called in to assist a high-risk delivery or emergency involving newborns.» —“Big hearts go out to tiny charges in neonatal care” by Carlos Vidal Greth Austin American-Statesman (Texas) Sept. 24, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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