operating theater
Plural
operating theaters
1
a room in a hospital where surgical operations are performed
- The patient was taken to the operating theater for the procedure.
- The surgeons prepared the operating theater before beginning the surgery.
- The operating theater was equipped with the latest technology for the operation.
- After a brief consultation, he was brought into the operating theater for his surgery.
- The hospital's operating theater was undergoing renovations to improve safety.
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