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

Just as the sickest patients are the first to be treated in the emergency room, vulnerability triage prioritizes issues that are likely to cause the most damage if exploited by hackers. — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026

Doctors remove trekking pole after mountain rescue Cifaldi was transported about two hours to an emergency room in Billings, where doctors removed the pole, according to Ross. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Carol Garrett, his mother, previously told TMZ her son had gone to the emergency room in extreme pain a week before his death and was diagnosed with shingles. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026

Fox 2 Detroit spoke with emergency room doctor Robert Sherwin of the Detroit Medical Center, who reported seeing everything from minor injuries to major trauma related to e-bike incidents. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 July 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