Meanings
nounoperating room (plural operating rooms)
plural operating rooms · alternative operating-room · alternative initialism OR
- A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.
Synonyms: operating theatre
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
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Broader
hospital room
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Translations
Bulgarian операционна
- операционнаroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Catalan quiròfan, sala d'operacions
- quiròfanroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- sala d'operacionsroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Chinese Mandarin 手術室 /手术室
- 手術室 /手术室 (shǒushùshì)room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Czech operační sál
- operační sálroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Danish operationsstue
- operationsstueroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Dutch operatiekamer
- operatiekamerroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Finnish leikkaussali
- leikkaussaliroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
French salle d'opération, salle d'op
- salle d'opérationroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- salle d'oproom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
German Operationssaal
- Operationssaalroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Hungarian műtő
- műtőroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Indonesian ruang operasi
- ruang operasiroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Italian sala operatoria, camera operatoria
- sala operatoriaroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- camera operatoriaroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Japanese 手術室
- 手術室 (shujutsushitsu)room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Polish sala operacyjna, blok operacyjny
- sala operacyjnaroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- blok operacyjnyroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Portuguese quirófano, bloco operatório
- quirófanoroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- bloco operatórioroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- bloco cirúrgicoroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Romanian sală de operație
- sală de operațieroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Russian операцио́нная
- операцио́нная (operaciónnaja)room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Spanish quirófano
- quirófanoroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Turkish ameliyat salonu, ameliyathane
- ameliyat salonuroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
- ameliyathaneroom in a hospital used for performing surgical operations
Cite this entry
APA
operating room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20room
MLA
“operating room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20room. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operating room,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20room.
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