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operating theatre — operating theatres N COUNT An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations. [BRIT] Syn: theatre (in AM, use operating room) … English dictionary
operating theatre — operating .theatre n BrE a room in a hospital where operations are done American Equivalent: operating room … Dictionary of contemporary English
operating theatre — (N. Amer. operating room) ► NOUN ▪ a room in which surgical operations are performed … English terms dictionary
operating theatre — noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic • Syn: ↑operating room, ↑OR, ↑operating theater, ↑surgery • Hypernyms: ↑hospital room * * * … Useful english dictionary
operating theatre — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms operating theatre : singular operating theatre plural operating theatres a room in a hospital where doctors perform medical operations … English dictionary
operating theatre — noun A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers). Syn: operating room … Wiktionary
operating theatre — (N. Amer. operating room) noun a room in which surgical operations are performed … English new terms dictionary
operating theatre — noun (C) BrE a room in a hospital where operations are done; operating room AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˈoperating ˌtheatre — noun [C] a room in a hospital where doctors perform medical operations … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret — The Interior of the Old Operating Theatre The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. It is located in the garret of St Thomas s Church, Southwark, on the… … Wikipedia
