operating room
Americannoun
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operating rooms
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of operating room
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
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
He came and started wheeling me into the operating room.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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