operating room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of operating room
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
"My love has just gone to the operating room," Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said in an Instagram post.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
“They let me in the operating room, and it was tough to watch what she was going through, and amazing to see Ryu delivered. So yes, many prayers have been answered.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
I brought him the rabbit and he took it upstairs to the operating room.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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