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scrub nurse

–noun
a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the surgically clean medical team handling instruments during an operation.

Origin:
1925–30
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scrub nurse  
n.  A specially trained nurse who directly assists a surgeon during an operation.
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Main Entry: scrub nurse
Function: noun
: a nurse who assists the surgeon in an operating room
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

scrub nurse n.
A nurse who assists the surgeon in the operating room.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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