ER
abbreviation/ˌiː ˈɑː(r)/
/ˌiː ˈɑːr/
(North American English)- emergency room (= the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken)CultureER is also the name of a US television medical series that ran between 1994 and 2009. The programme was set in a Chicago teaching hospital. It won 22 Emmy awards, as well as the People's Choice Award for 'Favorite TV Dramatic Series' every year from 1995 to 2002.
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