How to Pronounce "scrub in"
expression
ˈskɹəb/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
SKRUHB IN
skɹˈʌb/ /ˈɪn
skruhb IN
Definition
To carefully wash and disinfect your hands and arms before surgery, following special medical procedures to be sterile.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskɹəb/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
British English
skɹˈʌb/ /ˈɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKRUHB IN
UK
skruhb IN
Listen in Context
All doctors must scrub in before entering the operating room.
The nurse helped him scrub in for the surgery.
Students must learn how to scrub in correctly in medical school.
I’m going to scrub in—call me when the patient is ready.