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 photos showed the star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
After being examined at a local emergency room, Bautista expressed shock at the agent’s actions.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Ashley was taken to an emergency room for medical evaluation and treatment before he was detained, according to the release.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
After being examined at a local emergency room, Bautista expressed shock at the agent’s actions.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Ashley was taken to an emergency room for medical evaluation and treatment before he was detained, according to the release.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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