emergency medicine

noun

: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention

Examples of emergency medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In emergency medicine, triage prioritizes care for the mortally wounded and injured first. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

That’s because the brain is impacted when core temperature passes 104 F, according to David Benaron, MD, the vice chair of emergency medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026

The front-runners in the Democratic primary are former state lawmaker and emergency medicine physician Amish Shah and former broadcast journalist Marlene Galán-Woods. — Saige Miller, NPR, 21 July 2026

An actively practicing emergency medicine physician, Menon previously served as a flight surgeon for both SpaceX and NASA. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for emergency medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine

Medical Definition

emergency medicine

noun

: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention