operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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Three others have left the operating room and one remains there, Richardson said. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 Finally, the third option available to patients is procedural management, which can involve a brief procedure in an emergency department, clinic, or operating room to empty the uterus. Dara Kass, Time, 9 June 2026 Haynes’ heading into that operating room was a victory for Dua. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026 According to the hospital, Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital became the first facility within the Orlando Health system to perform an EVAR procedure inside a cardiac catheterization lab rather than a traditional operating room. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 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 22 Jun. 2026.

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