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

Tauscha went back to school when Tucker was young to become an emergency room trauma nurse working late nights. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Starting next year, Illinois will have new safeguards in place to prevent parents from being wrongly accused of child abuse or neglect when their children visit a doctor or hospital emergency room for unexplained injuries or ailments. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

The child was treated by medics on scene and taken to Cook Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

From 2019 to 2022, the rate of e-bike injuries increased by nearly 300%, according to an analysis of emergency room data published in the American Journal of Public Health. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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