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a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbr.: OR[1885-90]
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operating room
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operating room — operating rooms N COUNT An operating room is the same as an operating theatre. [AM] … English dictionary
operating room — n AmE an ↑operating theatre … Dictionary of contemporary English
operating room — operating ,room noun count AMERICAN a room in a hospital where doctors perform medical operations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
operating room — noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic • Syn: ↑OR, ↑operating theater, ↑operating theatre, ↑surgery • Hypernyms: ↑hospital room * * * … Useful english dictionary
operating room — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms operating room : singular operating room plural operating rooms American an operating theatre … English dictionary
operating room — room where surgeries are performed … English contemporary dictionary
Operating room management — An operating theatre (gynecological hospital of Medical University of Silesia in Bytom) Operating room management is the science of how to run an Operating Room Suite. Operational operating room management focuses on maximizing operational… … Wikipedia
operating room — Synonyms and related words: X ray, blood bank, charity ward, clinic, consultation room, delivery room, dispensary, emergency, examining room, fever ward, hospital room, intensive care, isolation, labor room, laboratory, maternity ward, nursery,… … Moby Thesaurus
operating room — noun a room in a hospital used for performing surgery Syn: operating theatre … Wiktionary
operating room — op′erating room n. srg med a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbr.: OR • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
operating room — noun (C) AmE an operating theatre … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
