EMTALA also defines an emergency medical condition to include a pregnant woman who is having contractions. Examination and treatment cannot be delayed to inquire about methods of payment or insurance coverage.
â¦ hieroglyphical. 1 of or relating to a form of writing using picture symbols, esp. as used in ancient Egypt. 2 written with hieroglyphic symbols. 3 difficult to read or decipher. n (also). â¦ hieroglyph. 4 a picture or symbol representing an object, concept, or sound. 5 a symbol or picture that is difficult to read or decipher.
The pictures that make up hieroglyphic language are called hieroglyphs. The word descended from the Greek hierogluphikos which could be translated to mean sacred carvings.. Back when written communication was literally carved in stone, most of what was written was important, or sacred..