emergency room
emergency room noun: 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.
Noun
emergency room (plural emergency rooms)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- ER, accident and emergency, casualty, emergency department
emergency room meaning in Hindi and Indonesian
emergency room in Hindi
- hospital department
- आपातकालीन कक्ष āpātkālīn kakṣ
emergency room in Indonesian
- hospital department
- instalasi gawat darurat, unit gawat darurat
Synonyms of emergency room
Forms of emergency room
| plural | emergency rooms |
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Questions about emergency room
- What does emergency room mean?
- Emergency room means 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.
- What is emergency room in Hindi?
- Emergency room in Hindi is आपातकालीन कक्ष (āpātkālīn kakṣ). See Emergency room meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is emergency room?
- Emergency room is a noun.
- What is the plural of emergency room?
- The plural of emergency room is emergency rooms.
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