operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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There were over 20 medical professionals gathered in the operating room, Imielski said. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026 The tragedy does not end in the operating room. Myron Rolle, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026 Yet my first urologist, a private practitioner who had a financial incentive to operate, tried to rush me into his operating room the following week. Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026 Green Smith felt a pop; her incision opened, there was bleeding, and she was rushed back to the operating room for emergency surgery, Wardlaw was told. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operating room

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“Operating room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20room. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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