emergency room

noun

: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care

Examples of emergency room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When exposed to these small particles, people with heart or lung diseases and older adults are more at risk of hospital and emergency room visits or, in some cases, even death from heart or lung disease. —Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Instead of being taken to the emergency room, Martin was transported to Darlington Hospital Mortuary, where she was discovered to still be alive. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025

Millions saw video of woman in pain The incident happened last month in the emergency room of the Mesquite hospital. —Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

The first season of The Pitt, which premiered last January, followed healthcare workers in an emergency room at a fictional Pittsburgh-area hospital over the course of one 15-hour shift. —Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for emergency room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume

Kids Definition

emergency room

noun

: a hospital room or area with doctors, nurses, and medical equipment for treating persons needing immediate medical care

Medical Definition

emergency room

noun

: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons with conditions (as illness or trauma) requiring immediate medical care