operating table
Britishnoun
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Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
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 ● Oct. 21, 2025
When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad’s operating table for leg-lengthening surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
A few minutes later I’m lying on the operating table, the room dim except for the blinding light directly above my head.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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