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

Instead, a hemoglobin test prompted the teen’s doctor to rush her to the emergency room. —Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

But the next day, Hains was in the emergency room, and the day after that an ambulance carried him to Cox Medical Center in Springfield, where he was listed in critical condition. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025

The emergency room still operates without power or running water. —David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

Acknowledging confounding factors like parental demographics, socioeconomic status, cognitive development and peer influence, the researchers argue that marijuana drove these teens to seek medical care from a primary care physician, hospital or emergency room more than their counterparts. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Oct. 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