operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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The delivery occurred in an operating room large enough to fit in as many medical personnel required. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025 While there are certainly challenges remaining in the quest to bring autonomous robots into the operating room—like developing general purpose robotic controllers and collecting data within strict privacy regulations—the end goal is on the horizon. Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025 In the operating room, this translates into strong three-dimensional visualization skills. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 Surgeons operated from a cockpit in the operating room, using an input device that provided real-time augmentation, overlays, and tactile paddles while viewing a 3D monitor fed by multimodal imaging. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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