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operating theatre

British  

noun

  1. a room in which surgical operations are performed

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

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Insourcing sees private companies work outside normal hours and pay to use spare operating theatre capacity.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

They said some students could get overwhelmed when they first experienced a real operating theatre or busy ward.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Assisting in the operating theatre is the man who performed Weronika's original surgery when she was a teenager - consultant neurosurgeon Drahoslav Sokol.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

It was the same way in the operating theatre.

From In Mesopotamia by Nicoll, Maurice

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