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

At the Yemeni-Swedish Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Taiz, incubators were full and two or three children were sharing beds in the emergency room, general manager Sami al-Sharabi said. — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

For all practical purposes, Fields’ career at TCU ended the moment not when Ezukanma was taken to the emergency room but when he was diagnosed with a brain bleed and required three days of hospitalization. — Mac Engel september 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

In Orange County last year, more than half of emergency room visits linked to the vehicles were among people 19 years or younger. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

In the emergency room, doctors told Durbin that her mother had a neck fracture and a urinary tract infection. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 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