scrub in
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.
Example Sentences
- "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."