OPERATING TABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does operating table mean? 

• OPERATING TABLE (noun)
  The noun OPERATING TABLE has 1 sense:

1. table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation

  Familiarity information: OPERATING TABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPERATING TABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("operating table" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)