operating table

operating table
'operating .table
n
a special table in an operating theatre which a person lies on when they are having an operation

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  • operating table — noun (C) a special table that you lie on to have a medical operation …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Operating theater — Inside a contemporary operating room An operating theater (or theatre) was a non sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery. Within the Commonwealth nations, the term is… …   Wikipedia

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