WordNet
n. the area that is open during surgery
Usage examples of "operative field".
And that was not the only problem, because, deep inside the operative field, the light sources on the instruments were likewise obscured.
Larry Owen, the senior cardiac surgery fellow, looked up from the operative field.
The incision had torn apart at each end and weightless globules of blood were drifting out of it and totally obscuring the operative field.
But the thing which really worries me is what do we do if the brain happens to be in or dangerously close to the operative field.
At a depth of eight inches he bared what looked like a grayish, oily and faintly iridescent membrane, but there was no rush of body fluid into the operative field.
It had become difficult to hold instruments, virtually impossible to guide them accurately, and his hands were actually pushed away from the operative field.
To the surprise of the team, Kim and Tom stepped away from the operative field.