operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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Surgery for Joel Eriksson Ek In a season where players paraded to the training room or operating room, the Wild were relatively healthy by playoff time, although Marcus Johansson missed time in the postseason due to injury. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025 Currently, the cats are being cared for in a mobile MASH unit parked outside the Islip Animal Shelter, a hospital complete with an operating room, Gross said. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025 The two-time Masters champion missed the first month due to a hand injury that landed him in the operating room. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 These systems use predictive analytics to reduce bottlenecks, including minimizing wait times in emergency departments and improving operating room efficiency. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 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 21 May. 2025.

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