English Explanatory Dictionary

operatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. effective; practical; operative
  2. Of or relating to operations.
noun
  1. A laboratory.
  2. A room in which a dentist (or assistant) performs tasks on the patient.

Word forms

operatory operatories

Etymology

Originally from Medieval Latin operātōrium, from a participle of Late Latin operor. The modern senses may be derived independently of the obsolete senses.

Derived words

preoperatory
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