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

In recent years, nursing has become more technologically advanced, another draw for men, says Steven Parsons, a cardiovascular operating room nurse and adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026

While patients can be exposed to external bacteria or fungi in the operating room, often, the organisms come from the patient’s own skin, mucous membranes, or gastrointestinal tract. — Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

If approved, a scorpion’s venom could become commonplace in the operating room. — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for operating room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume