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noun
a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR
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Origin of operating room
First recorded in 1885â90
Words nearby operating room
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Medical definitions for operating room
operating room
n.
A room equipped for performing surgical operations.
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