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 Fire Department also said that the reporting party said a person was shooting from the window of a moving vehicle, and added that Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital was placed on lockdown, which can happen when emergency room patients are believed to still be under threat. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026

Call 911 or have someone take you to the emergency room. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026

More people not receiving Medi-Cal coverage means that tens of thousands of residents will likely end up relying on community clinics and emergency room care, advocates say. —Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026

Permanent supportive housing has been proven through substantial research to improve health and mental health outcomes for its residents, reducing costly emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalizations and incarceration. —Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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