emergency room

American  

[ih-mur-juhn-see room, room] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si ˌrum, ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a hospital area equipped and staffed for the prompt treatment of acute illness, trauma, or other medical emergencies. ER

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Example Sentences

This season again has each episode dedicated to a single hour during a shift in a Pittsburgh emergency room, and now looks at the chaos that unfolds there during the Fourth of July.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, judging by Marina Zenovich’s unvarnished profile, a viewer would prefer to be almost anywhere else, short of an emergency room.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea was to free up police officers and provide alternatives to incarceration and hospital emergency rooms for people in a mental health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Hospitalizations and emergency room visits for flu are also rising in L.A. and Orange counties.

From Los Angeles Times

She had sought help at a Boston-area emergency room, but found the entrance locked and collapsed outside.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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