English Explanatory Dictionary

emergency room

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

emergency room emergency rooms

Synonyms

ER accident and emergency casualty emergency department
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