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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Almost exactly three years before Waldorf showed up at Washington Regional in urgent need of care, a 28-year-old woman named Josseli Barnica arrived at a Houston emergency room with the same condition.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

A well-funded brokerage account does not automatically grant someone the legal right to speak for you in an emergency room.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“You’re lucky,” one of the nurses said as she picked glass out of my curls in the emergency room.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

emergency room

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