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

He was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital, where tests revealed a golf ball-sized tumor in his brain. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026

Air pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths and emergency room visits each year. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026

Extreme heat may also worsen air quality, elevate emergency room visits, and place vulnerable populations at greater health risk. —Dr. Douglas M. Hasson, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026

Almost exactly three years before Waldorf showed up at Washington Regional in urgent need of care, a 28-year-old woman named Josseli Barnica arrived at a Houston emergency room with the same condition. —Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 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