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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