operating table

noun

A table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation.

Meanings

nounoperating table (plural operating tables)

plural operating tables

  1. A table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation.

    Synonyms: operating room table

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 手術臺 /手术台
  • 手術臺 /手术台 (shǒushùtái)table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Dutch operatietafel
  • operatietafeltable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Finnish leikkauspöytä
  • leikkauspöytätable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
French table d'opération, billard
  • table d'opérationtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
  • billardtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
German Operationstisch
  • Operationstischtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Hungarian műtőasztal
  • műtőasztaltable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Icelandic skurðarborð
  • skurðarborðtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Korean 수술대
  • 수술대 (susuldae)table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Norwegian Bokmål operasjonsbord
  • operasjonsbordtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Portuguese mesa de operações
  • mesa de operaçõestable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Romanian masă de operație
  • masă de operațietable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Russian операцио́нный стол
  • операцио́нный стол (operaciónnyj stol)table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Spanish mesa de operaciones
  • mesa de operacionestable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Swedish operationsbord
  • operationsbordtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Vietnamese bàn mổ
  • bàn mổtable on which a patient lies during a surgical operation
Cite this entry
APA

operating table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20table

MLA

“operating table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operating table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20table.

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