emergency room

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Definitions of emergency room words

noun emergency room hospital: casualty department 1
countable noun emergency room The emergency room is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation ER is often used. 0
noun emergency room the part of a hospital designed and used for the treatment of people requiring immediate medical attention, as victims of accidents or heart attacks 0
noun emergency room The emergency room is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. 0
noun emergency room 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. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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