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 Natasha Miller was in the operating room when Hoover was wheeled in for the organ retrieval surgery. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024 In the massive operating room, swinging lights hang over an operating table, machines to make sterile ice are at the ready, and metal tables offer a place where organs can be packaged before they’re taken out of the room to waiting patients across the country. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2024 On Friday afternoon, burn surgeon Louis Ferrari was preparing to head to the operating room. Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 In the training program’s collaborative mode, healthcare professionals can also meet in the VR operating room—regardless of where they are physically located. Joseph Nathan, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for operating room 

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