operating room

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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 1885–90

Words nearby operating room

operatic, operating, operating budget, operating income, operating microscope, operating room, operating system, operating table, operating theatre, operation, operational
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Words related to operating room

or, surgery, operating table

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Medical definitions for operating room

operating room

n.

A room equipped for performing surgical operations.
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