operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

Examples of operating room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hours later, Krystal Anderson came out of the operating room on a ventilator and a dialysis machine due to kidney, liver, and lung failure. Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024 The result: Dorsey ended up going into the operating room at Hartford Hospital for a combined cesarean section and open-heart surgery to repair her aorta and replace her aortic valve, one surgery following the other. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024 Complete with a surgical operating room and 422 beds, the Prague was the first hospital ship to reach Normandy, arriving at Omaha Beach early on the morning of June 7. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024 Location Carpal tunnel surgery is performed in the operating room of a hospital or a dedicated surgical center. Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024 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 4 Jul. 2024.

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