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

Lopez rushed her back to the emergency room, where an MRI revealed a diagnosis of transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the spinal cord. —Leondra Head, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

Like a real emergency room, the set of The Pitt constantly has a lot going on. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

Ten months after the finale of its groundbreaking first season, The Pitt is back in all its emergency room drama glory (and guts) for a second season that takes viewers along for the wild ride of a Fourth of July weekend shift at an emergency room. —Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026

Some people go to the emergency room wanting antibiotics, but the flu is a virus and antibiotics don’t work on them. —Lisa Gutierrez updated January 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 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