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 similarities to the operating room were obvious: the physical space was rigid, the moves repetitive, the pressure intense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Ten years ago, I found myself running beside my wife Sharon as she was gurneyed into an operating room in Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

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