Meaning of scrub in | Babel Free

Definitions

To thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.

Examples

“There were no booties to wear over their shoes, and they wore scrub caps on their heads only if they were going to scrub in for a procedure. When you scrubbed in for surgery you couldn't touch anything after you finished scrubbing.”

“Members of the transplant team scrub in and go about their respective duties.”

“When we were assigned to a surgical patient, we were expected to “scrub in” on his or her patients’ surgery when it occurred. […] To “scrub in” on a case meant one was to be part of the operating team, which might consist of one or two advanced residents and a second year resident or intern or two.”

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