emergency room — A medical treatment facility in a hospital for emergency cases
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A medical treatment facility in a hospital for emergency cases
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ruːm/
Example Sentences
- The emergency room was so busy that even the coffee machine needed medical attention.
- She works as a nurse in the emergency room at the city hospital.
- The emergency room waiting time was longer than a K-drama series.
emergency room
NOUN[/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ruːm/]
A medical treatment facility in a hospital for emergency cases
Doctors rush a stretcher into the emergency room as alarms blare overhead.
Emergency zoom to stop the urgency boom!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Emergency derives from Latin emergere (to rise up, appear), combining ex- (out) and mergere (to plunge). Room comes from Old Germanic raum, meaning space or chamber. The compound developed to denote a hospital space designated for treating urgent, suddenly arising medical conditions.
Breakdown
emerge (from Latin emergere: to rise up) + -ncy (suffix denoting state or condition) + room (from Germanic raum: space or chamber).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The emergency room was so busy that even the coffee machine needed medical attention.”
“She works as a nurse in the emergency room at the city hospital.”
“The emergency room waiting time was longer than a K-drama series.”
“All emergency room staff must be trained in CPR.”
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