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SCRUB NURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrub nurse mean?
• SCRUB NURSE (noun)
The noun SCRUB NURSE has 1 sense:
1. a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
Familiarity information: SCRUB NURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("scrub nurse" is a kind of...):
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
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