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

In Uganda, for example, Kerry says that her group has partnered with the Ministry of Health to build up emergency medicine by training 30 emergency medicine physicians. — Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

The fitness entrepreneur and former emergency medicine physician assistant knew this was a serious symptom not to be ignored. — Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026

In Pops, Grammer plays the title character, a man aged out of a successful career who, in desperate need of a fresh start, jumps into the chaotic world of emergency medicine alongside first responders half his age. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Its members would be required to have backgrounds in public finance, firefighting or emergency medical response, disaster preparedness or public safety, or hospital and emergency medicine. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 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