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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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I'm wearing scrubs at the back of an operating theatre at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

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

Mr Tibbott said the use of the robotic operating theatre was enabling more patients such as Stacey and Ms Bulloch to be treated - and they were recovering more quickly.

From BBC May 1, 2025

Sunday was a bright, warm day, and in the afternoon we gathered all who could walk to a service in the green meadow behind the operating theatre.

From On the King's Service Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms by Logan, Innes

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