operating room

noun

US
: a room in a hospital where operations are done

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The victim was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in serious condition and died in the operating room shortly after 9 p.m. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the homicide victim as 49-year-old Harvey Lee Mitchell. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025 The patient is sedated or asleep in an operating room. Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024 The operation proceeded and Foxx said his sister knelt outside the operating room, praying the whole time. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024 It is performed in the operating room under general anesthesia. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for operating room 

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