operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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Over the summer, a plastic surgeon hung old movie stills of Denise Richards on his operating room wall. Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 20 Mar. 2026 The patient lay in an operating room at St Bernard's Hospital. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Novant’s request includes eight intensive care beds; four labor and delivery beds; 38 general medical and surgical beds; an additional C-section operating room; two surgical procedure rooms; and 16 emergency department exam rooms. Chase Jordan march 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 Investigators also noticed that the filling and draining of the heater-cooler devices was being done inside the operating room, and water was seen on the operating room floor due to overflow of the units or to the change in tubing. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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