operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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Wyatt said seven patients were brought to the hospital in critical condition and four required the operating room. Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025 The Service Line Coordinator The service line coordinator orchestrates the neurosurgery team both in and out of the operating room. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Four of the children taken to Hennepin Healthcare required the operating room, a hospital official said. Liam Quinn, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Of the 24 patients at the ECMC, two are being treated in the trauma ICU, two others are in the operating room, and the remaining 20 are receiving treatment in the center's emergency department, officials said. Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for operating room

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