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

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

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

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 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

Then I came out and stood in the empty hall and watched the door of the operating room.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway