emergency room

noun
a hospital area equipped and staffed for the prompt treatment of acute illness, trauma, or other medical emergencies. Abbreviation: ER
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emergency room n.
The section of a health care facility intended to provide rapid treatment for victims of sudden illness or trauma.

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Emergency room is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
But if she has to take her stepson to the emergency room, state law might
  prevent her from authorizing medical treatment.
Nowhere is it more difficult than in the emergency room, where split-second
  medical decisions must be made.
On her third trip to the pediatrician, the doctor told the family to take her
  to the emergency room.
Four hours later, his breathing was laboured and he was headed to the emergency
  room.
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