emergency room
noun
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes.
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Season 2 picks up 10 months later, on Langdon's first day back to the emergency room after completing rehab.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Two weeks later, the Dance Moms alum went to the emergency room for symptoms of a thyroid condition.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Many Jewish doctors and nurses are on call, or staff the emergency room or the intensive care unit, so that their colleagues can be home.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Season 2 picks up 10 months later, on Langdon's first day back to the emergency room after completing rehab.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Two weeks later, the Dance Moms alum went to the emergency room for symptoms of a thyroid condition.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Many Jewish doctors and nurses are on call, or staff the emergency room or the intensive care unit, so that their colleagues can be home.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergency room
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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