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operating table

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noun

  1. the table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation

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"Before you know it, you are on the operating table having your prostate removed – and we see examples of that all the time," Prof Hamdy said.

From BBC

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

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

"Since both his parents are doctors, he seemed to be among the privileged group within Gaza, but as we lifted him onto the operating table, he felt much younger than 11."

From BBC

An hour later, she was on the operating table.

From BBC