emergency medicine

noun

: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention

Examples of emergency medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chris Holstege, a physician and a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine, is one of the authors of that report. — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 13 Nov. 2026

Davidson is a physician who previously served as chief of emergency medicine at Red Deer Regional Hospital in Alberta. — Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

More parents should take his lead, said Peter Antevy, a pediatric emergency medicine physician. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Michelson also directs emergency medicine research at Lurie Children's Hospital. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for emergency medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine

Medical Definition

emergency medicine

noun

: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention