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A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: operating room, OT
Antonyms: none provided
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: operating room, OR, operating theater, surgery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hospital room
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
операционна
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Chinese Mandarin:
手術室 /手术室
(shǒushùshì)
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Danish:
operationsstue
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Finnish:
leikkaussali
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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German:
Operationssaal
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Irish:
obrádlann
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Pannonian Rusyn:
операцийна сала
(operacijna sala)
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Persian:
اتاق عمل
(otâq-e 'amal)
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Polish:
sala operacyjna
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Spanish:
quirófano
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery
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Swahili:
thieta
— room in a hospital used for performing surgery