surgical gown

surgical gown — noun

1. a loose-fitting garment made of clean, germ-free material that medical staff wea

1.名詞B2
釋義

a loose-fitting garment made of clean, germ-free material that medical staff wear over their regular clothes when doing surgery, so that the patient stays safe from infection and the staff stay clean.

例句

Dr. Chen helped Théo put on a sterile surgical gown before entering the operating room.

put on + sterile + for operating room entry

Roya folded her used surgical gown and dropped it into the hospital laundry bin.

collocation: used surgical gown / laundry bin

同義詞
  • operating gown

    the same garment, but less commonly used

  • scrub suit

    refers to the short-sleeved shirt and trousers worn under the surgical gown, not the gown itself

用法筆記

Countable noun, though most often used in the singular. Common in hospital and clinical contexts. Do not confuse with a hospital gown, which is the loose garment worn by a patient.

常見錯誤

❌The patient put on a surgical gown before the operation.
✅The patient put on a hospital gown; the surgeon put on a surgical gown.
💡a surgical gown is worn by medical staff, not by patients.