operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

Examples of operating room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Complete with a surgical operating room and 422 beds, the Prague was the first hospital ship to reach Normandy, arriving at Omaha Beach early on the morning of June 7. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024 Location Carpal tunnel surgery is performed in the operating room of a hospital or a dedicated surgical center. Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024 Advertisement For decades, doctors have stayed at the bedside, squeezing and twisting mechanical controls connected to tiny grasping, cutting and even electric cauterization tools, watching their work in real time on operating room video screens. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 Sheri was rushed into the operating room to close and repair injuries from the rape and stabbing, medical records show. Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 Monica Johnston Johnston, in a phone interview from the hospital, talked of flies infesting the operating room and the intensive care unit. Jane Arraf, NPR, 13 May 2024 In the clip, the mom of two is running into the operating room topless. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 During one kidney transplant by Murray, Dr. Alexandre was invited into the operating room. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024 One was a man who survived only because staff got him to the operating room within five minutes of arrival, Dr. Dustin Neel said. Heather Hollingsworth, arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2024

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“Operating room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20room. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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