Phrase guide

operating room

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: OR, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hospital room

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: quirófanu — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Bulgarian: операционна — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Catalan: quiròfan — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Catalan: sala d'operacions — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手術室 /手术室 (shǒushùshì) — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Czech: operační sál — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Danish: operationsstue — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Dutch: operatiekamer — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Finnish: leikkaussali — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • French: salle d'opération — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • French: salle d'op — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Galician: quirófano — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • German: Operationssaal — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Hungarian: műtő — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Indonesian: ruang operasi — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Italian: sala operatoria — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Italian: camera operatoria — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Japanese: 手術室 (shujutsushitsu) — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Pannonian Rusyn: операцийна сала (operacijna sala) — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Polish: sala operacyjna — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Polish: blok operacyjny — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Portuguese: quirófano — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Portuguese: bloco operatório — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Portuguese: bloco cirúrgico — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Romanian: sală de operație — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Russian: операцио́нная (operaciónnaja) — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Spanish: quirófano — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Tajik: ҷарроҳихона (jarrohixona) — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Turkish: ameliyat salonu — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
  • Turkish: ameliyathane — room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations