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 operating table operating table /ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/

noun

  1. Table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation  ( operating table )
    table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
      The patient was prepared and placed on the operating table for surgery.
    The patient was prepared and placed on the operating table for surgery.


 X-radiation X-radiation /ˌɛks reɪdiˈeɪʃən/

noun

  1. Obtaining images by the use of X rays  ( X-radiation , X-raying )
    obtaining images by the use of X rays
  2. Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target  ( roentgen ray , X-radiation , X-ray , X ray )
    electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
      The X ray showed a fracture in the bone.
    The X ray showed a fracture in the bone.


 sockeye sockeye /ˈsɑːkaɪ/

noun

  1. Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning  ( blueback salmon , Oncorhynchus nerka , red salmon , sockeye , sockeye salmon )
    small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
  2. Fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers  ( red salmon , sockeye , sockeye salmon )
    fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers


 commissionaire commissionaire /ˌkɒmɪˈʃɛəri/

noun

  1. [British] A uniformed doorman  ( commissionaire [British] )
    a uniformed doorman
      The commissionaire greeted guests at the hotel entrance.
    The commissionaire greeted guests at the hotel entrance.


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