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operatorio

operative

adjective oh-peh-rah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Also means

surgical

Usage Note

Operatorio is used primarily in medical contexts: sala operatoria (operating theatre) is the most common collocation. Outside medicine it can mean 'operational'. Feminine: operatoria; plural operatori/operatorie.

Examples

"Il paziente è in sala operatoria."

Natural Translation

The patient is in the operating theatre.

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