operating room

NOUN

room for surgery

Synonyms

WEAK

OR operating table operating theater surgery

Example Sentences

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The most powerful treatment is not found in a prescription bottle or an operating room.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

"My love has just gone to the operating room," Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said in an Instagram post.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Trolls, spreading AI-generated images, said I was faking it, something I first learned about as I was about to be wheeled into the operating room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The patient would be in a hospital operating room, while the doctor could carry out the procedure using the Sentante machine from anywhere - even their own home.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Molly leaned over Ernest as he was being wheeled into the operating room and whispered, “I’ll be here when you wake up.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik