OPERATING ROOM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

Example:

great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic

Synonyms:

operating room; operating theater; operating theatre; OR; surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("operating room" is a kind of...):

hospital room (a room in a hospital for the care of patients)

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