Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
operating table
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A soft whir of white noise issued from a receiver and speakers near the operating table.
▪ Doyle's body jerked on the operating table.
▪ Facilities for X-ray were installed, and a new operating table and lamp were obtained at a total cost of £150.
▪ He, Sister Hancock and I ducked under the operating table.
▪ Milton Berle was under a sheet on an operating table.
▪ Mrs Popple lay on the operating table.
▪ She died on the operating table.
▪ Surgical resection proved impossible after he had a cardiac arrest on the operating table.
WordNet
operating table
n. table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
Wikipedia
Operating table
An operating table, sometimes called operating room table, is the table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation. This surgical equipment is usually found inside the surgery room of a hospital.