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Meaning of "operating theatre" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPERATING THEATRE

operating theatre play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPERATING THEATRE

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Operating theatre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPERATING THEATRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

operating theatre

Operating theater

An operating theater, also known as an operating theatre, operating room or operating suite, is a facility within a hospital where surgical operations are carried out in a sterile environment. Historically, the term "operating theatre" referred to a non-sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery.

Definition of operating theatre in the English dictionary

The definition of operating theatre in the dictionary is a room in which surgical operations are performed.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPERATING THEATRE

operating
operating budget
operating cash
operating cycle
operating instructions
operating manual
operating profit
operating room
operating software
operating system
operating table
operation
Operation Barbarossa
operation code
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Overlord
Operation Sealion
operational
operational amplifier
operational research

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPERATING THEATRE

Abbey Theatre
amphitheatre
arena theatre
bleuatre
dinner theatre
event theatre
fringe theatre
lecture theatre
little theatre
music theatre
National Theatre
news theatre
quatre
Royal National Theatre
street theatre
studio theatre
the theatre
theatre
variety theatre

Synonyms and antonyms of operating theatre in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «operating theatre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPERATING THEATRE

Find out the translation of operating theatre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of operating theatre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «operating theatre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手术室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quirófano
570 millions of speakers

English

operating theatre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑपरेटिंग थिएटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غُرْفَةُ الْعَمَلِيَاتِ الْـجِراحِيَّةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

операционная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sala de operação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপারেটিং টেবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salle d’opération
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jadual operasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Operationssaal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手術室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수술실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Operasi meja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng mổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்க அட்டவணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑपरेटिंग टेबल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ameliyat masası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sala operatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sala operacyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

операційна для показових операцій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sală de operații
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χειρουργείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

operasiesaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

operationssal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

operasjonssal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of operating theatre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPERATING THEATRE»

The term «operating theatre» is regularly used and occupies the 99.119 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPERATING THEATRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «operating theatre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «operating theatre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about operating theatre

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3 QUOTES WITH «OPERATING THEATRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word operating theatre.
1
Aminatta Forna
I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.
2
Michael Gove
You wouldn't tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child's birth. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming teachers in the classroom?
3
Brigitte Nielsen
I know I am the first female celebrity in the world who has allowed herself to be filmed like that in an operating theatre.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPERATING THEATRE»

Discover the use of operating theatre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to operating theatre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Safer Surgery: Analysing Behaviour in the Operating Theatre
Safer Surgery presents one of the first collections of studies designed to understand the factors influencing safe and efficient surgical, anaesthetic and nursing practice.
Ms Lucy Mitchell, Professor Rhona Flin, 2012
2
Anatomy Live: Performance and the Operating Theatre
Anatomy Live: Performance and the Operating Theatre, a remarkable consideration of new developments on the stage, as well as in contemporary writings of theorists such as Donna Haraway and Brian Massumi, turns our modern notions of the ...
Maaike Bleeker, 2008
3
Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice
Transfer to the operating theatre and onto the operating table should be a coordinated, swift and smooth process effected through the interaction of members of the theatre team. Final adjustments to the position are then made, adhering to all ...
Ann Davey, Colin S. Ince, 1999
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Facilities for Surgical Procedures
This is the first volume of HBN 26 containing guidance on facilities for surgical procedures in all healthcare settings.
NHS Estates, 2004
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Positioning Patients for Surgery
When there is a premium on space in the operating theatre, such as when there are a large number of sterile instrument trays as well as a lot of ancillary theatre equipment, it may be helpful to move the operating table away from its usual place ...
Chris Servant, Shaun Purkiss, 2009
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Manual of Infection Control Procedures
Environmental cleaning of operating theatre The floor of the operating theatre should be cleaned at the end of each session and scrubbed daily. Routine use of disinfectant is not required apart from their use in removal and disinfection of ...
N. N. Damani, 2003
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Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice
Theory and Practice Rita Funnell, Gabby Koutoukidis. TRANSFER TO THE OPERATING ROOM When the theatre orderly or escort arrives, the nurse should assist with the transfer of the client to the operating theatre. The client's privacy and ...
Rita Funnell, Gabby Koutoukidis, 2008
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Models of Nursing in Practice: A Pattern for Practical Care
Open University courses in humanities and a very supportive manager encouraged me to try new ideas and develop my thinking. APPROACH TO NURSING IN AN OPERATING THEATRE SETTING This developed out of research related ...
Paula McGee, 1998
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Principles of Surgical Patient
While this value is above 5000 ohms the green light outside the operating theatre should stay on. When this falls below 5000 ohms an alarm should sound and the red light outside the operating theatre should come on. The current should not ...
C. J. Mieny, 2003
10
The Medical Student's Survival Guide: Going clinical
Operating theatre staff and the surgeons work together on a regular basis. When things go wrong, they can go very wrong; this results in a strong bond between the operating theatre staff and surgeons. There may be regular jokes and banter;  ...
Elizabeth Cottrell, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPERATING THEATRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term operating theatre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Surgeon mops his own operating theatre floor in powerful message …
Thousands of people have shared this picture of skilled surgeon mopping the floor of his own operating theatre in a powerful message to ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
How the World Reacted to the First 'Test Tube' Baby
“On the day I was born, my mum had to be taken to the operating theatre for her Caesarean section in pitch darkness, with just a torchlight ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
3
Spilling the beans
In 1994 a study on surgery for bowel cancer found that, among those whose tumours returned, a second visit to the operating theatre to remove ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
4
East Sussex youngsters can drive themselves to the operating table
Youngsters heading for the operating theatre are being given the chance to ditch the hospital trolley – and drive there themselves. An electric ... «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
5
'It was an emotional roller coaster'
The day after that, he was in the operating theatre again for internal bleeding. "It was an emotional roller coaster," said Ms Koh. "Even after the ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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Inside the mysterious world of Propofol, the drug that killed Michael …
... and bled out during a propofol drip; the surgeon who was busted in an operating theatre with a needle feeding steady little doses of propofol ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Retiring nurse hails generosity, strength of rural New Zealanders
... eye ward but a move to Dannevirke with husband Peter in January 1972 saw her working in the operating theatre of Dannevirke Hospital. «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Mali: MSF continues its activities in Timbuktu despite insecurity
... support intensive care services, the emergency room, operating theatre, surgery, maternity, paediatrics-nutrition and internal medicine units. «Médecins Sans Frontières International, Jul 15»
9
Doctor Gray: When we allow politicians to tell us about medical …
The procedure, by its nature, needs to be done rapidly, within five minutes or so, and there is no time to enter an operating theatre. This is the ... «The Daily Vox, Jul 15»
10
I Had Laser Eye Surgery - Should You?
I was so scared in the operating theatre that I had a panic attack which was terrifying as well as embarrassing. You are not supposed to have laser eye surgery if ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Operating theatre [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/operating-theatre>. Apr 2024 ».
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