operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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It is performed in the operating room under general anesthesia. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024 The project also will add 44,000 square feet of operating room space in the adjacent Medical Center East. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2024 Creating An Optimal Operating Room Environment The operating room environment significantly influences the success of robotic surgeries. Bhushan Jayeshkumar Patel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 But there’s a different feeling to putting back on a pair of scrubs and stepping into an operating room, which both George and his character are experiencing again for the first time in years. Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for operating room 

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