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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOperating Theatre
/ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˈθiːətə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room in which surgical operations are carried out.
"The surgeon prepared the operating theatre for the upcoming procedure." - 2
A place where medical students observe surgical procedures.
"The operating theatre was filled with eager students watching the live surgery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'operating theatre' originated in the 19th century, combining 'operating' from the Latin 'operari' meaning 'to work' and 'theatre' from the Greek 'theatron' meaning 'a place for viewing'. Initially, it referred to a space where surgeries were performed in view of medical students and practitioners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Operating Theatre" is said worldwide
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salle d'opération
Transliteration: sal d'opération
"Le chirurgien a préparé la salle d'opération pour l'intervention."
Operationssaal
Transliteration: Op-er-a-tions-saal
"Der Chirurg bereitete den Operationssaal für den Eingriff vor."
sala operatoria
Transliteration: sala operatoria
"Il chirurgo ha preparato la sala operatoria per l'intervento."
quirófano
Transliteration: ki-rofano
"El cirujano preparó el quirófano para la operación."
sala de operações
Transliteration: sala de operações
"O cirurgião preparou a sala de operações para o procedimento."
सर्जरी कक्ष
Transliteration: surgery kaksh
"सर्जन ने सर्जरी कक्ष को प्रक्रिया के लिए तैयार किया।"
手术室
Transliteration: shǒushù shì
"外科医生为即将进行的手术准备了手术室。"
수술실
Transliteration: susul sil
"의사가 수술실을 준비했습니다."
手術室
Transliteration: shujutsu-shitsu
"外科医は手術室を準備しました。"
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