operating table
Britishnoun
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The procedure they thought would spare them a complicated surgery leads some to the operating table anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Among the goods that Fried said are shipped in cargo holds are harvested lungs that need to be delivered to an operating table, temperature-sensitive and radiological pharmaceuticals and parts needed for assembly lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Ms Bacon was given a local anaesthetic to numb her scalp and skull and had immediate improvement in her fingers on the operating table, allowing her to play the clarinet easily.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
In the laboratory, which adjoined the parlor, Dad, his movie cameraman, a nurse, and Dr. Burton were converting a desk into an operating table, and setting up the cross-section background and lights.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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