operating table
noun
: a special table in an operating room that a person lies on while having an operation
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For those who do make it onto the operating table, around 50% will die during surgery.
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New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Every minute Abibu is open on the operating table increases the risk of surgical complications.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Each time that happens, patients must return to the operating table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Medical equipment and the patient lying on the operating table shook violently as the medical staff reached out to hold things steady, leaning over the patient to try to stop the rocking.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Every minute Abibu is open on the operating table increases the risk of surgical complications.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Each time that happens, patients must return to the operating table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Medical equipment and the patient lying on the operating table shook violently as the medical staff reached out to hold things steady, leaning over the patient to try to stop the rocking.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for operating table
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“Operating table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20table. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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