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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For a person with asthma or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or bronchitis and emphysema), this means coughing, wheezing, or a feeling of suffocation, or even a trip to the emergency room.
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Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is about more than just the fact that both shows follow hunky emergency room doctors, star Noah Wyle, and are produced by John Wells.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
McNutt was severely injured in the crash and taken to the emergency room.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In The Pitt, Wyle is running an emergency room while still still dealing with the trauma from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This is about more than just the fact that both shows follow hunky emergency room doctors, star Noah Wyle, and are produced by John Wells.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
McNutt was severely injured in the crash and taken to the emergency room.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In The Pitt, Wyle is running an emergency room while still still dealing with the trauma from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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