operating table


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operating table

n
(Surgery) the table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
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Noun1.operating table - table on which the patient lies during a surgical operationoperating table - table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
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operating table

n (Med) the operating tableil tavolo operatorio
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