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(noun) surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, operation
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available; he died while undergoing surgery
(noun) operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, OR
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic