emergency room
noun
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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In other words, don't show up unannounced at a medical office or emergency room and risk infecting others.
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
So why didn’t state lawmakers ban sparklers, which in 2024 caused 1,700 emergency room visits nationwide?
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
But for many residents, a visit to the emergency room can mean hours of waiting.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Many of these cases begin with nothing more than subjective complaints of pain reported to first-responders or in the emergency room.
—Elizabeth Heck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
So why didn’t state lawmakers ban sparklers, which in 2024 caused 1,700 emergency room visits nationwide?
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
But for many residents, a visit to the emergency room can mean hours of waiting.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Many of these cases begin with nothing more than subjective complaints of pain reported to first-responders or in the emergency room.
—Elizabeth Heck, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emergency room
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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