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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The trailer then cuts to a scene of chaos in Jess' household, crying babies and an eventual trip to the emergency room.
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Close to 50% of patients had gotten an ultrasound somewhere else before their first prenatal appointment, while 25% had visited an emergency room.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
After hospitals are acquired by private equity firms, patient deaths in the emergency room rise by roughly 13 percent, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
In the emergency room, Plant's eyes had to be flushed multiple times as hospital officials attempted to remove the chunks of glass.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Close to 50% of patients had gotten an ultrasound somewhere else before their first prenatal appointment, while 25% had visited an emergency room.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
After hospitals are acquired by private equity firms, patient deaths in the emergency room rise by roughly 13 percent, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
In the emergency room, Plant's eyes had to be flushed multiple times as hospital officials attempted to remove the chunks of glass.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
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 16 Nov. 2025.
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