operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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Through this technology, doctors can visualize a highly detailed reconstruction of tumors and surrounding anatomical structures—including blood vessels, lymph nodes and nerves—before entering the operating room. Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Be aware that deep neck work can add about an hour to a facelift, which means a longer stretch in the operating room, more time under anesthesia, and a higher price tag. Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026 The experience of being watched by Frida in the operating room, of being appreciated and admired by this younger woman, awakens something in Gabrielle. Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in. Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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