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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
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The couple decided to return to the emergency room for a second dose, where a new doctor — an older man — was on call.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Only days earlier she had been rushed to a local emergency room to treat a kidney stone.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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
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