operating roomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tɪŋ ˌruːm/us/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˌruːm/US UK operating theatrea special room in which people are operated on in a hospital
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Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- asylum
- detoxification centre
- ear, nose, and throat
- emergency room
- ENT
- er
- health maintenance organization
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- lunatic asylum
- madhouse
- Medicaid
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- mental hospital
- outpatients
- sanitarium
- surgery
- the funny farm
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