OR
- noun
- /ɔr/
- Jargon
- Get the OR ready.
Examples
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Also, I would not enter the OR until the staff allowed my husband to walk in with me!
Blog text (24) -
The nurse prepared the instruments needed for the surgery in the OR before the operation began.
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- See you in the OR.
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Your sister's out of the OR.
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Jed had just come out of the OR to talk to me.
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Dr. Patel, I'll see you in the OR.
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Get yourself some clean scrubs, and have them prepare the OR.
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I've only had two patients even rebleed before I could get them to the OR, and both of them did fine.
Fiction book (1995) -
Call the OR.
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Back in the OR...
Synonyms
A room in a hospital where doctors do operations
A room in a hospital where doctors do surgery
A room in a hospital where doctors do surgery
Idioms
Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Offensive
Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
- Slang
A joking phrase telling someone to drink water to avoid getting dehydrated
- Informal
A casual question asking if something is true or if someone will do something
- Slang
A phrase that asks for a picture as proof that something really happened
- Informal
A humorous question asking if people do their job a lot or only a little
Compounds
- Baby Talk
An activity where children go from house to house asking for sweets on Halloween
- Informal
A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure
- Specialized
A nerve or muscle responds fully when a signal reaches a level and not at all below it
How Equipped
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Etymology
OR is short for the operating room, the place where surgeons 'operate' or work on patients. The word operate means 'to work', so OR is simply the room where the medical team works to do surgery.