emergency room

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

NOUN

medical emergencies area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emergency

WEAK

ICU critical care facility emergency clinic er intensive care unit medical crisis unit trauma center triage room

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Doctors only gave Thurman a methotrexate injection, a medication treatment, when her OB-GYN went to the hospital and spoke to the staff in person on her fourth visit to the emergency room.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Iskander recalled seeing Grossman in the emergency room, wearing handcuffs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

At 37, an emergency room visit for severe belly pain showed the culprit: a neuroendocrine tumor in the appendix, the size of an Oreo, but much more troublesome.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

They can disrupt daily life and frequently send people to the emergency room.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Today, emergency room physicians would save James Garfield.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

emergency room

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