operated

Collocations

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ADJ.

giant, new, patient, residential

The new clinic operated by the hospital has helped thousands of patients.

VERB + OPERATED

checked, chose, decided, store

The manager decided how the new coffee shop operated on weekends.

OPERATED + NOUN

lung, machine, pygmies, robots

The surgeon carefully operated on the patient's lung to remove the tumor.

PREP.

in, on

The surgeon operated on the patient's knee injury yesterday morning.

Definitions

adj

1

operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy

2

having undergone an operation

Further light is thrown on homosexuality in Australia by the supposition of Spencer and Gillen that the mika operation (urethral subincision), an artificial hypospadias, is for the purpose of homosexual intercourse. Klaatsch has discussed the homosexual origin of the mika operation on the basis of information he received from missionaries at Niol-Niol, on the northwest coast. The subincised man acts as a female to the as yet unoperated boys, who perform coitus in the incised opening. Both informed Klaatsch in 1906 that at Boulia in Queensland the operated men are said to "possess a vulva."

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Further light is thrown on homosexuality in Australia by the supposition of Spencer and Gillen that the mika operation (urethral subincision), an artificial hypospadias, is for the purpose of homosexu

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02

The surgeon operated on her for lung cancer.

Tatoeba · #27917

03

I got a stomach tumor and had to have it operated on.

Tatoeba · #28156

04

The surgeon operated on the patient.

Tatoeba · #48977

05

This store is operated on a cash basis.

Tatoeba · #57741

06

My brother may have to be operated on for the knee injury.

Tatoeba · #237841