Meanings
plural operating theatres · alternative operating theater
- A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).
Synonyms: operating room, OT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian операционна
- операционнаroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Chinese Mandarin 手術室 /手术室
- 手術室 /手术室 (shǒushùshì)room in a hospital used for performing surgery
Danish operationsstue
- operationsstueroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Finnish leikkaussali
- leikkaussaliroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
German Operationssaal
- Operationssaalroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Irish obrádlann
- obrádlannroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Persian اتاق عمل
- اتاق عمل (otâq-e 'amal)room in a hospital used for performing surgery
Polish sala operacyjna
- sala operacyjnaroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Spanish quirófano
- quirófanoroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Swahili thieta
- thietaroom in a hospital used for performing surgery
Cite this entry
operating theatre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20theatre
“operating theatre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20theatre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operating theatre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operating%20theatre.
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