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operating theatre

British

noun

a room in which surgical operations are performed

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operating theatre

I'm wearing scrubs at the back of an operating theatre at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

"I was conscious all the way to the operating theatre."

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Under the harsh lights of an operating theatre in the Indian capital, Delhi, a woman lies motionless as surgeons prepare to remove her gallbladder.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

Mr Tibbott said the use of the robotic operating theatre was enabling more patients such as Stacey and Ms Bulloch to be treated - and they were recovering more quickly.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

Professors have gloried in blood and iron who would probably faint away in the nice, clean operating theatre of a London hospital.

From Rudyard Kipling by John Palmer

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