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masculine
/kiˈɾofano/
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Translation
operating theatre
Word origin
A late nineteenth-century Spanish coinage from Greek kheir ('hand') plus phainein ('to show'), a room where surgery could be observed.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kheir + phainein
- English cognates
- chiropractor, surgeon
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralquirófanos
Examples
.
The patient went into the operating theatre at eight.
cirujano .
The surgeon has been in the operating theatre for three hours.
urgencia.
They prepared the operating theatre for the emergency operation.
autorizado .
Only authorised staff may enter the operating theatre.
.
She came out of the operating theatre and everything went well.
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