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

The teen was unresponsive and died a short time later in the emergency room at Texas Health Huguley Hospital, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes. —Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

Season 2 picks up 10 months later, on Langdon's first day back to the emergency room after completing rehab. —Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025

Two weeks later, the Dance Moms alum went to the emergency room for symptoms of a thyroid condition. —Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

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