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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquirófano
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kiˈɾofano
"El equipo médico entró rápidamente al quirófano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations.
"The patient was wheeled into the operating theater for emergency heart surgery." - 2
A specialized facility designed for medical procedures requiring sterile environments.
"Modern operating theaters incorporate advanced air filtration systems to maintain sterility."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'operating', derived from the Latin 'operari' (to work, to perform an action), and 'theater', from the Greek 'theatron' (a place for viewing), historically referring to tiered viewing galleries where medical students observed surgical procedures. Over time, the meaning shifted from a public amphitheater to a specialized, sterile clinical room dedicated entirely to surgical operations.
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salle d'opération
Transliteration: sal dɔpeʁasjɔ̃
"Le chirugien est entré dans la salle d'opération."
Operationssaal
Transliteration: ɔpəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl
"Der Patient wurde in den Operationssaal gebracht."
sala operatoria
Transliteration: sala ɔpeɾaˈtɔɾja
"Il chirurgo si sta preparando per entrare nella sala operatoria."
quirófano
Transliteration: kiˈɾofano
"El equipo médico entró rápidamente al quirófano."
sala de cirurgia
Transliteration: salɐ dʒi siʁuɾʒiɐ
"A cirurgia vai começar assim que o paciente estiver na sala de cirurgia."
ऑपरेशन थिएटर
Transliteration: opरेशन थिएटर
"मरीज को ऑपरेशन थिएटर में ले जाया गया है।"
手术室
Transliteration: shǒushùshì
"外科医生已经进入了手术室。"
수술실
Transliteration: susulsil
"환자가 수술실로 이송되었습니다."
手術室
Transliteration: shujutsushitsu
"患者はまもなく手術室に入ります。"
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