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operating theatre

British  

noun

  1. a room in which surgical operations are performed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If we do not invest in our workforce and in our operating theatre capacity, we may be in a position in the future where we cannot do the emergency caesareans we need to," she adds.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Rose, an operating theatre practitioner, is a trans woman, a biological male who identifies as a woman.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

Heading into the operating theatre, Sir Terence reflected how he felt under immense pressure to succeed.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2025

The room is kitted out with the instruments and machines you would find in a real operating theatre.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2025

The operating theatre was alive with figures clothed in white, blood-stained garments, bustling up and down, or standing in groups around the other tables.

From Combed Out by Voigt, Frederick Augustus

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