Topic: HOSPITAL
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operating theatre [countable] British English
MH a room in a hospital where operations are done [= operating room American English]
WORD FOCUS: hospital 
WORD FOCUS: hospital 
types of hospital: medical center American English (a big hospital)
maternity hospital (for women who are having a baby)
mental hospital/psychiatric hospital (for people who are mentally ill)
clinic (for people receiving a particular kind of treatment)
hospice (for people who are dying)
nursing home (for old people)
parts of a hospital: A&E also casualty British English, emergency room American English, operating theatre British English/operating room American English, ward, unit
people in a hospital: doctor, nurse, surgeon, patient, orderly
➔ See also hospital
WORD FOCUS: hospital types of hospital: medical center American English (a big hospital)
maternity hospital (for women who are having a baby)
mental hospital/psychiatric hospital (for people who are mentally ill)
clinic (for people receiving a particular kind of treatment)
hospice (for people who are dying)
nursing home (for old people)
parts of a hospital: A&E also casualty British English, emergency room American English, operating theatre British English/operating room American English, ward, unit
people in a hospital: doctor, nurse, surgeon, patient, orderly
➔ See also hospital
