scrubs en · NOUN
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
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(form-of, plural) plural of scrub
form of scrub
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(broadly, plural, plural-only) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrub | attributive | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
pl kitel (clothing worn while performing surgery) · es ambo (clothing worn while performing surgery) · fi kirurgin asu (clothing worn while performing surgery) · ja スクラブ (clothing worn while performing surgery) · de Kasack (clothing worn while performing surgery) · ru костю́м хиру́рга (clothing worn while performing surgery) · fr blouse médicale (clothing worn while performing surgery)