operating room

NOUN

room for surgery

Synonyms

WEAK

OR operating table operating theater surgery

Example Sentences

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The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

“We had a colloquial term in the operating room: December Deductible Derby.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

While a torn ACL typically sends athletes straight to the operating room, Vonn said surgery was not a discussion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Ernest’s condition had astonished the surgeons in the operating room.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik