Noun: operating theatre
- A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
"The team of surgeons gathered in the operating theatre to begin the complex procedure"; "The team of surgeons gathered in the operating theatre to begin the complex procedure";
- operating room [N. Amer], OR [N. Amer], operating theater [US], surgery, theatre [Brit]
Derived forms: operating theatres
Type of: hospital room
Encyclopedia: Operating theatre