operating table
noun
: a special table in an operating room that a person lies on while having an operation
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Sometimes the doubts were raised by other medical professionals while a patient was already on the operating table.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
According to the outlet, the film’s first look opens with the bride falling down a flight of stairs and waking up on an operating table after breaking multiple bones.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
While on the operating table, Beau developed a blood clot, which Winston handled so speedily that Jules was left awestruck.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Abby is the daughter of the doctor who was supposed to operate on Ellie but whom Joel shot point blank as Ellie lay unconscious on the operating table.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
According to the outlet, the film’s first look opens with the bride falling down a flight of stairs and waking up on an operating table after breaking multiple bones.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
While on the operating table, Beau developed a blood clot, which Winston handled so speedily that Jules was left awestruck.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Abby is the daughter of the doctor who was supposed to operate on Ellie but whom Joel shot point blank as Ellie lay unconscious on the operating table.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Operating table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20table. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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