Meanings
nounscrub nurse (plural scrub nurses)
plural scrub nurses
- colloquialnursingmedicineA nurse that manages instruments during an operation, assists the surgeon, and performs nursing tasks for the patient.
Synonyms: instrument nurse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nurse that manages instruments during an operation, assists the surgeon, and performs nursing tasks for the patient.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 器械護士 /器械护士
- 器械護士 /器械护士 (qìxiè hùshì)nurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation
Finnish instrumenttihoitaja
- instrumenttihoitajanurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation
Russian хирурги́ческая сестра́, операцио́нная сестра́
- хирурги́ческая сестра́ (xirurgíčeskaja sestrá)nurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation
- операцио́нная сестра́ (operaciónnaja sestrá)nurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation
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Chicago
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